Orban publishes deepfake video of Zelensky promoting fake Ukrainian spyware app
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban published an AI-generated deepfake video showing Ukrainian President Zelensky promoting a fictional spyware application named after the Hungarian opposition party, as part of allegations about Ukrainian intelligence infiltration of Hungary ahead of 2026 elections.
What happened
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban published a video generated by artificial intelligence featuring Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski presenting a fictional smartphone application called 'Tisafon', named after the Hungarian opposition party TISA.
In the deepfake video, Zelenski speaks Hungarian with a heavy Ukrainian accent on stage, with the Ukrainian coat of arms and TISA party emblem displayed on screen, saying 'I now present the new Tisafon. Fast, smart and all your data is safe with me in Kyiv. Tisafon. Made in Ukraine. Distributor: Peter Mađar'.
Reported impact
Orban claimed the video was part of a broader allegation that Ukrainian intelligence services had infiltrated Hungarian public life, inserting spyware applications into Hungarian smartphones to help bring the opposition TISA party, backed by Brussels and led by Peter Mađar, to power in the 2026 parliamentary elections to support Ukraine's EU accession.
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