President Zelenskyy deepfake asks Ukrainians to 'lay down arms'

A deepfake of President Zelenskyy calling on citizens to "lay down arms" was posted to a hacked Ukrainian news website and shared across social networks. The deepfake purports to show Zelenskyy declaring that Ukraine has "decided to return Donbas" to Russia and that his nation's efforts had failed. Following an alleged hack, the deepfake was first posted to a Ukrainian news site for TV24. The deepfake was then shared across social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. "Earlier today, our teams identified and removed a deepfake video claiming to show President Zelensky issuing a statement he never did. It appeared on a reportedly compromised website and then started showing across the internet."