Influencer Caio Fiori, candidate for state deputy in São Paulo for the PSD party, is being accused by followers of using artificial intelligence to create a video in which his grandfather, Vovô Anésio, appears endorsing his candidacy. The post was made on August 23.
Vovô Anésio died in June at age 88, after achieving fame on social media in his final years. The video shows the elderly man in a dialogue with Caio, announcing that his grandson is a pre-candidate for state deputy of São Paulo.
In the video, Anésio states that he "has many acquaintances in Brazil and throughout the entire state of São Paulo," demonstrating support for his grandson's candidacy. In the caption of the post, Caio justified that the video would be a response... (the article was cut off)
