China Critic Says He’s the Target of Deepfake ‘Spamouflage’ Attack by Beijing

Liu Xin is pictured in his residence in Burnaby B.C., on Oct. 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

The YouTube video appears to show a person who looks like Liu Xin making unfounded remarks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying among other things that “he is a man who loves porn.”

But Mr. Liu, 60, a prominent online critic of China’s government who lives in Burnaby, B.C., says he didn’t say anything of the sort.