Palace mulls legal action vs proliferators of 'deepfake' videos

MANILA, Philippines: Malacanang on Thursday said it was now considering taking legal action against the proliferators of "deepfake" videos showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seemingly directing the military to launch hostile actions against another country.

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Patricia Kayle Martin, in a radio interview, said that they have now sought the help of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and National Security Council (NSC) to track down the creators of the videos where artificial intelligence (AI) was used to mimic the voice of the President.