{"id":15707,"date":"2025-06-28T04:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T04:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15707"},"modified":"2025-06-28T04:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T04:05:48","slug":"filipino-politicians-share-deepfake-videos-in-a-battle-over-impeachment-even-if-its-aii-agree-with-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15707","title":{"rendered":"Filipino politicians share deepfake videos in a battle over impeachment: \u2018Even if it\u2019s AI\u2026I agree with the point\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deepfakes are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">shaking up politics<\/a>, with both politicians and their supporters turning to AI-generated videos to make arguments, attack their opponents and, worse, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/03\/14\/ai-supercharging-election-disinformation-worldwide-50-countries-head-to-polls-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/03\/14\/ai-supercharging-election-disinformation-worldwide-50-countries-head-to-polls-2024\/\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">share misinformation<\/a>. Powerful and accessible video generation tools are now changing the norms about whether, and how, to use this fake content.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allies of Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">shared a viral video<\/a> of AI-generated characters last week in a bid to defend the embattled politician from a looming impeachment trial. The video featured two AI-generated schoolboys criticizing the impeachment trial as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lRY7RaV2XUc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lRY7RaV2XUc\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">politically motivated<\/a>\u201d and an example of \u201cselective\u201d justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video was soon exposed as a \u201cdeepfake,\u201d and presidential palace press officer Claire Castro <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2071207\/palace-calls-out-dela-rosa-baste-duterte-for-sharing-fake-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2071207\/palace-calls-out-dela-rosa-baste-duterte-for-sharing-fake-news\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">slammed the politicians<\/a> for sharing disinformation and fake news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The vice-president took a different tack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XBpGBnud098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XBpGBnud098\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">telling reporters<\/a> that she thought sharing an AI-generated video was fine, so long as no profit was being made.\u00a0Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who shared the video,\u00a0also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">defended his actions<\/a>: \u201cEven if it\u2019s AI\u2026I agree with the point,\u201d he argued, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another viral video starred an AI-generated elderly woman, who took a pro-impeachment stance. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This political back-and-forth is the latest development in Sara Duterte\u2019s impeachment saga. The daughter of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/05\/nx-s1-5287563\/philippines-duterte-impeachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/05\/nx-s1-5287563\/philippines-duterte-impeachment\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">accused of<\/a> corruption, misusing public funds, and threatening to assassinate former ally and<strong> <\/strong>current president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.\u00a0If formally impeached, Duterte will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestandard.com.hk\/world-news\/article\/304405\/How-will-the-impeachment-trial-of-Philippines-VP-Sara-Duterte-be-held\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.thestandard.com.hk\/world-news\/article\/304405\/How-will-the-impeachment-trial-of-Philippines-VP-Sara-Duterte-be-held\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">be removed from<\/a> office and banned from politics for life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On June 10, the Philippine Senate referred the Duterte\u2019s impeachment case back to the country\u2019s House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senators-prepare-be-jurors-sara-dutertes-impeachment-trial-2025-06-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senators-prepare-be-jurors-sara-dutertes-impeachment-trial-2025-06-10\/\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">within hours<\/a> of convening a trial, asking for clarification on its constitutionality. The lower body <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov.ph\/media\/view\/?content=5780&amp;title=UNITED+HOUSE+IMPEACHES+VP+SARA+DUTERTE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.congress.gov.ph\/media\/view\/?content=5780&amp;title=UNITED+HOUSE+IMPEACHES+VP+SARA+DUTERTE\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">voted to impeach<\/a> Duterte in early February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, prosecutors at the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-06-27\/philippine-prosecutors-ask-senate-to-proceed-with-duterte-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-06-27\/philippine-prosecutors-ask-senate-to-proceed-with-duterte-trial\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">demanded the Senate<\/a> proceed with the trial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time deepfakes have popped up in Filipino politics. Last year, an AI-generated video of President Marcos taking illegal drugs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3271589\/malicious-philippine-officials-slam-deepfake-video-marcos-jnr-allegedly-doing-drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3271589\/malicious-philippine-officials-slam-deepfake-video-marcos-jnr-allegedly-doing-drugs\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">went viral<\/a>. The national police Anti-Cybercrime Group is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/nation\/2025\/06\/26\/2453422\/acg-probes-marcos-jr-deepfake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/nation\/2025\/06\/26\/2453422\/acg-probes-marcos-jr-deepfake\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">currently investigating<\/a> another deepfake of Marcos promoting an online trading platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political campaigns are embracing clearly AI-generated content. The Trump campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/30\/nx-s1-5087913\/donald-trump-artificial-intelligence-memes-deepfakes-taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/30\/nx-s1-5087913\/donald-trump-artificial-intelligence-memes-deepfakes-taylor-swift\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">shared images<\/a> of the candidate riding a lion and being endorsed by Taylor Swift ahead of last year\u2019s presidential elections; Trump administration officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/video\/2025\/feb\/26\/donald-trump-shares-bizarre-ai-generated-video-of-trump-gaza-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/video\/2025\/feb\/26\/donald-trump-shares-bizarre-ai-generated-video-of-trump-gaza-video\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">continue to share<\/a> AI-generated cartoons on social media to make political points. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AI-generated videos have been widely reported in elections across Asia, including in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/truth-or-fake\/20240208-artificial-intelligence-and-deepfakes-takeover-pakistan-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/truth-or-fake\/20240208-artificial-intelligence-and-deepfakes-takeover-pakistan-elections\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">Pakistan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-68918330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-68918330\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Spotlight\/South-Korea-election\/South-Korea-battles-deepfake-surge-ahead-of-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Spotlight\/South-Korea-election\/South-Korea-battles-deepfake-surge-ahead-of-presidential-election\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">South Korea<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/ge2025-deepfakes-ai-generated-tiktok-politicians-disinformation-5078011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/ge2025-deepfakes-ai-generated-tiktok-politicians-disinformation-5078011\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">Singapore<\/a>.\u00a0 Last year, the Indonesian political party Golkar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/21\/nx-s1-5220301\/deepfakes-memes-artificial-intelligence-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/21\/nx-s1-5220301\/deepfakes-memes-artificial-intelligence-elections\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">created a deepfake<\/a> of former president Suharto endorsing its candidate. (Suharto died in 2008). \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, the AI-generated videos around the Duterte impeachment aren\u2019t impersonating real people but are instead creating avatars to express political opinions. <\/p>\n<p>The creators of last week\u2019s viral videos have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250625-ai-fakes-duel-over-sara-duterte-impeachment-in-philippines\" class=\"sc-19cc8fd2-0 iHosVH\">defended their use<\/a> of AI on these grounds. Bernard Senocip, who created a video supporting the impeachment trial, told AFP that these avatars allowed people to express opinions while avoiding criticism. The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deepfakes are shaking up politics, with both politicians and their supporters turning to AI-generated videos to make arguments, attack their opponents and, worse, share misinformation. Powerful and accessible video generation tools are now changing the norms about whether, and how, to use this fake content. 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