Fact check: Is this Alberta separatist real or AI-generated?

Fact check: Is this Alberta separatist real or AI-generated?

This University of Alberta student isn’t real, but the AI-generated video is being used to promote Alberta separatism ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial referendum.

AI-generated content like deepfakes being used to push Alberta separatism

A variety of deepfakes and other AI-generated content are being used online to promote the idea of separatism in Alberta. As reported by CBC News, accounts on platforms like X (Twitter) and TikTok are sharing AI material that encourages Albertans to vote in favour of separatism. One video that CBC News unpacks is from a TikTok account called […]