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Spain's main opposition party has generated widespread outrage after releasing a political advertisement featuring an artificial intelligence deepfake video of the prime minister's wife.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom24 October 2026 at 08:300 views

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Spain's main opposition conservative People's party has sparked outrage after launching a political advertisement that used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likeness of the prime minister's wife, the Guardian reported. The video was released across the social media channels of the People's party ahead of the general election set for next month. [1]

According to the Guardian, the digital video used artificial intelligence likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party. The manipulated figures in the advertisement appeared to admit to political wrongdoing. [1]

The release of the political advertisement has set off a wider debate regarding artificial intelligence in the deeply polarised country, the Guardian reported. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez previously called a snap general election for November 29, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [1][4]

The prime minister of Spain serves as the head of government, establishing government policies and nominating ministers to chair the Council of Ministers. [2]

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In short

Spain's opposition People's party released an advertisement using an AI deepfake of the prime minister's wife.
The video showed manipulated figures linked to the Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing.
The advertisement was published across the People's party social media channels.
Spain is scheduled to hold a general election on November 29.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Opposition deepfake video of Spanish PM’s wife sparks outrage before electionThe Guardian, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Prime Minister of Spain on Wikipedia
[3]Bondi Beach shooting on Wikipedia
[4]Spain approves urgent housing measures following nationwide protests FTMQ News, 17d ago
[5]Former Conservative campaign director receives suspended sentence over election bets FTMQ News, 15h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Spain approves urgent housing measures following nationwide protestsTop Stories, 17d ago
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls snap election for NovemberTop Stories, 17d ago
Pedro Sánchez launches election campaign in Dos HermanasTop Stories, 13d ago
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election for NovemberIreland, 19d ago
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez responds to attacks by Argentina Javier MileiTop Stories, 2d ago

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