World’s Longest Serving Central Bank Chief Targeted by Deepfake
- Romania’s Isarescu depicted pitching fraudulent investments
- Deepfake comes after raft of fake videos with top officials
Mugur Isarescu
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The world’s longest-serving central bank governor, Romania’s Mugur Isarescu, was the target of a deepfake video depicting the policymaker as touting fraudulent investments.
The episode highlights a raft of disinformation designed to undermine the credibility of key institutions. The video echoed similar deepfakes in recent days, including one aimed at Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, seeking to back false financial investments.