Berlin’s Governing Mayor Giffey has fallen victim to digital manipulation. She ran a video link with a person posing as Kyiv Mayor Klitschko. State security is investigating.
After a fake phone call by an alleged Vitali Klitschko to Berlin’s governing mayor Franziska Giffey, the real Kiev mayor is hoping for a talk with the SPD politician soon.
After hearing about the fake call to Giffey and Madrid Mayor José Luis Martinez-Almeida, Klitschko said to the “Bild” newspaper: “I hope that we can call my official channels soon.” Klitschko added: “I don’t need a translator then either.”
During a video call, Giffey had doubts as to whether she was actually connected to Kiev’s mayor as planned. The conversation then ended prematurely. The Senate Chancellery assumes digital manipulation: “Apparently we are dealing with deep fakes,” said Senate spokeswoman Lisa Frerichs.
State security determined
Meanwhile, the state security service responsible for politically motivated criminal offenses is investigating. A political motive is assumed, said a police spokesman for the German Press Agency.
In Madrid, too, Mayor José Luis Martinez-Almeida quickly became suspicious of the video call with the alleged mayor Klitschko and broke off the conversation, as confirmed by mayor’s office spokesman Daniel Bardavío Colebrook. A complaint was filed against unknown persons for using a false identity and the mayor’s office in Kyiv was informed. Martinez-Almeida will call the real Klitschko today.
Source: Stern
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