Russian documentary uses AI ‘deepfake’ Tom Cruise to stoke fears of violence at Paris Olympic Games

The campaign is traced to a documentary titled 'Olympics has Fallen' which appeared last year.

Henry Samuel
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Russia has used a deepfake Tom Cruise to front a documentary about corruption in the Olympic Games as part of a campaign to stoke fear of a terror attack at the Paris event this summer.

The disinformation drive was launched in retaliation for Russian athletes being banned from the 2024 Games over its war in Ukraine, according to a new report from Microsoft’s threat intelligence unit.