A fake photo allegedly showing a ban on the Ukrainian language in Warsaw taxis is being circulated online — CPD
An AI-generated image depicting a sign in a Warsaw taxi that allegedly told Ukrainians not to speak Ukrainian was circulated online. The Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine confirmed the image was fake using forgery detection tools. The manipulation was created to discredit Ukrainians in Poland and fuel tensions in Ukrainian-Polish relations.
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Incident details
Incident ID
inc_2026_08_12_7d30cdd8
Date source
llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country
Poland
Platform
Social Media
Incident type
Deepfake Image
Verification level
reported_but_unverified
Harm types
Misinformation
Topics
Image Manipulation
Summary
An AI-generated image depicting a sign in a Warsaw taxi that allegedly told Ukrainians not to speak Ukrainian was circulated online. The Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine confirmed the image was fake using forgery detection tools. The manipulation was created to discredit Ukrainians in Poland and fuel tensions in Ukrainian-Polish relations.