AI-Generated Anti-Ukrainian Videos Spread on Polish TikTok
AI-generated videos disguised as humorous content spread widely on Polish TikTok, depicting Ukrainians as greedy and fraudulent to inflame tensions between Poles and Ukrainians. Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation reported the coordinated campaign aimed to discredit Ukrainian refugees and reduce public support for Ukraine.
What happened
AI-generated videos masked as humorous content spread widely on Polish TikTok in a coordinated campaign. The videos depicted Ukrainians in Poland as greedy, uneducated people portrayed as 'robbing' Poles.
Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation reported the campaign used AI-generated 'humorous' content that was harder for social media users to identify as propaganda. The Centre noted it had previously documented similar campaigns where generated 'humorous' content was used to promote narratives beneficial to Russia and destabilize public sentiment.
Reported impact
The campaign aimed to sow discord between Ukrainians and Poles, discredit Ukrainian refugees, and reduce public support for Ukraine. The wave of anti-Ukrainian messages in Polish-language segments of social media coincided with a doubling of anti-Ukrainian messages between August and November compared to the prior year.
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Sources and evidence
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