Uruguay joins Interpol deepfake campaign

Uruguay’s Interior Ministry said the country has joined an international INTERPOL campaign warning about the risks of deepfakes and the malicious use of artificial intelligence. The move was disclosed on Oct. 19, 2026, alongside a local debate over how to regulate intimate images falsified with AI, a use that, according to coverage published on Oct. 15, 2026, was not yet covered by law in Uruguay.

What did INTERPOL launch?

INTERPOL launched a public international campaign on scams that use media generated or altered with artificial intelligence. The organization released three short AI-generated videos and urged the public to pause, verify information and avoid being misled. The campaign focuses on how synthetic content can make impersonation and fraud schemes more convincing.

How does INTERPOL frame the risk?

INTERPOL describes deepfakes as a tool for scams aimed at the general public. According to the organization, synthetic content is used to boost the credibility of impersonation and help fraud succeed. The campaign’s public messaging is meant to keep people from accepting as authentic material that was actually generated or altered with AI.

What debate does this open in Uruguay?

Uruguay’s decision to join the campaign comes amid a local discussion on digital sexual violence and regulation. La diaria reported on Oct. 15, 2026, that the use of artificial intelligence to falsify intimate images specifically was not yet regulated in the country. That background places the Interior Ministry’s announcement in a context where the issue was already being examined legally and socially.

The overlap between INTERPOL’s warning and the debate in Uruguay puts two different uses of AI on the same stage, fraud through impersonation and the falsification of intimate images. In both cases, synthetic content is central to the harm, whether it is used to deceive the public or to carry out digital abuse.