Dancing in a gym and ‘erotic’ footage from a banya: Putin deep fake videos emerge on TikTok

In early December 2020, an anonymous user set up a TikTok channel, called “First Person”, dedicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The channel posts deep fake videos of an actor impersonating Putin. 

“When you go to a videoconference and don’t have to change out of your sweatpants,” says the caption on the very first video posted by the account.  

In several videos, the deep fake Putin is dancing to trending TikTok tracks. There are also several videos depicting ‘Putin’ in a gym. In one of the videos, which garnered some 9 million views, he is trying on his favorite shirt.

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