Nigeria: Presidency Warns Against Deepfake Videos, Says Religion Being Weaponised for Political Gain

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of deepfake videos and manipulated online content aimed at weaponi…

In breve

The Nigerian Presidency has warned against the use of deepfake videos, citing concerns that religion is being weaponised for political gain.

Punti chiave

• Presidency warns against deepfake videos
• Religion being weaponised for political gain

Contesto

Nigeria: Presidency Warns Against Deepfake Videos, Says Religion Being Weaponised for Political Gain [Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of deepfake videos and manipulated online content aimed at weaponising religion for political purposes ahead of the election season. According to the collected source material from allafrica.com, [Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of deepfake videos and manipulated online content aimed at weaponising religion for political purposes ahead of the election season. Editorial classification signals include category: cronaca ; entities mentioned: Nigeria:, Presidency, Warns, Against, Deepfake, Videos, Says, Religion, Being, Weaponised, Political, Gain ; source timestamp: 2026-05-29T04:17:48+00:00. This draft is a structured rewrite of the feed…

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Confidenza: 82/100

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Cosa resta incerto

• Unclear how widespread the use of deepfake videos is in Nigeria
• Unclear what specific actions the Presidency will take to address the issue

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Nigeria:, Presidency, Warns, Against, Deepfake, Videos, Says, Religion