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IncidentMediaSlovakiaReported

Fake audio of Slovak party leader discussing vote rigging spreads before election

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Source: International Press InstituteAlso reported by Bloomberg (via BNN Bloomberg)

In the final days before Slovakia’s parliamentary election at the end of September 2023, an AI-generated recording spread on Telegram and Facebook purporting to show Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Šimečka and Denník N journalist Monika Tódová discussing electoral fraud and buying Roma votes. AFP fact-checkers and experts found it synthetic, and Tódová filed a criminal complaint.

Why it matters

A deepfake released during the pre-vote window, when replies are hard to get out, became the reference case for election authorities and platforms preparing for 2024 votes.

When
28 Sep 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0099
Where
Slovakia
Who
Progressive Slovakia, Denník N, Meta, AFP; Michal Šimečka, Monika Tódová
System
AI-generated audio
Operator
Unknown
Type
election deepfake
Status
criminal complaint filed; disclosed by AFP fact-checkers; Denník N · Incident ledger

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from International Press Institute and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the page as saved on 21 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Cite this story

WTA-N-2023-0099: “Fake audio of Slovak party leader discussing vote rigging spreads before election.” wheresthe.ai, 28 Sep 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/sk-election-deepfake-audio-simecka-2023-09/ (source: International Press Institute).

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