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Kosovo·Elections·Disinformation·Technology

Kosovo women politicians targeted by AI-generated disinformation ahead of June election

Friday, 29 May 2026, 06:43 · 1 min read

As Kosovo (a partially recognised Balkan republic that declared independence from Serbia in 2008) prepares for a snap parliamentary election on June 7, women politicians have emerged as the primary targets of AI-generated disinformation circulating on social media. Fabricated images and videos — including a manipulated photo depicting a male party leader kneeling before former President Vjosa Osmani, and a TikTok video of a fake interview assessed by AI-detection platform Hive as 99.9% likely to be artificially generated — have been used to spread false political narratives. The surge in synthetic propaganda, timed to a campaign already inflamed by a presidential succession deadlock, highlights the growing threat posed by AI tools to electoral integrity in the region.

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