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As Nepal Goes to the Polls, Deepfakes and AI Manipulation Undermine Democracy

Mar 04, 2026

The smartphone that freed a generation is now being used against it. The platforms that carried the protest are now carrying the smears. The digital spaces where young Nepalis found their political voice are today flooded with manipulated images, fake audio, and AI-generated lies targeting the very candidates their movement made possible. The…

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Diwash Gahatraj

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As Nepal Goes to the Polls, Deepfakes and AI Manipulation Undermine Democracy

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