AI-generated videos on TikTok promoting Poland's departure from the European Union appeared in late December as part of a deliberate disinformation campaign to test narratives before Poland's 2027 election.
In late December, a wave of AI-generated videos appeared on TikTok featuring young women in patriotic dress delivering far-right messages and calling on Poland to leave the European Union. Poland's State Secretary for Digital Affairs Dariusz Standerski identified these as part of a deliberate disinformation campaign designed to test narratives before Poland's 2027 parliamentary election. The videos quickly gained traction on the platform before being removed. Standerski suggested the campaign was conducted by actors from the 'far east' to probe which types of content would spread most easily and to divide Polish society. The government has not yet established who was behind the 'Polexit' campaign, and an investigation led by the European Commission will examine TikTok's compliance with the Digital Services Act. A December survey showed that support for Polish exit from the EU has shifted from the far right toward the center right. TikTok cooperated with authorities and removed the violating content, though officials want to understand how the videos appeared on the platform initially.
Domain classification, causal taxonomy, severity scores, and national security assessments were LLM-classified and may contain errors.
Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim of manipulating political processes, public opinion, and behavior.
AI system
Due to a decision or action made by an AI system
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed
