PSOE mocked over shoddy AI video in Spain

An AI-generated video attributed to Spain's Popular Party (PP) has gone viral for its shoddy quality. The case illustrates the risk of political propaganda using unlabelled synthetic imagery.

The joke circulates with a smirk: a video made with artificial intelligence, attributed to the PP, has drawn ridicule for its finish. The post spreading it presents it as a slip-up by the party's social media team. There is no official confirmation that the PP produced it.

## The video and the mockery

The clip is shared with comments highlighting its artificial look. The text accompanying its spread attributes the video to the PP's community manager and calls it a cringeworthy "game". It is an attribution circulating without public verification.

The episode fits a familiar pattern: synthetic content slipping into political conversation without a label. The irony works because the result is visibly fake.

## What EU rules say

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, in force since **August 2024**, requires AI-generated content that could be mistaken for real material to be labelled. Implementation deadlines are phased in through **2026**.

The rules distinguish between deepfakes and satire. A manifestly artificial video does not carry the same obligations as one impersonating a real person.

## The cost of disinformation

In **2023**, the European Commission estimated the annual cost of disinformation in the EU at around **760 million euros** in economic impact. The figure includes coordinated campaigns and false content.

For readers, the key is simple: if a political video looks odd, check the source before sharing it. AI makes production cheap; verification still takes time.