From the afternoon of December 7th, many fan pages shared videos with sensational titles such as "Police urgently arrest MC Quyền Linh for selling substandard goods," "Quyền Linh officially handcuffed," etc. In these clips, a man resembling MC Quyền Linh is shown being restrained by law enforcement.

However, upon closer analysis of facial movements and details in the video, many social media users quickly realized it was a product of deepfake technology – a technique that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create highly realistic fake content.

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MC Quyền Linh.

Although some viewers pointed out the video's fake nature, many still believed it was real and spread misinformation. This situation forced MC Quyền Linh to quickly respond.