Almost one in six women Members of the European Parliament has been targeted by AI-generated sexualised images.
60% confidence
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The figure originates from a single study/press conference (5 October 2026) rather than an official statistical source such as Eurostat or an EP administrative survey; both located sources report the same event and are therefore not fully independent.
The exact number of women MEPs used as the denominator is not stated in the located sources; the claim's 'one in six' depends on that denominator.
The located secondary sources were published on/around 2026-10-09, after the session date; the MEP was citing findings released at the same-day press conference.
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SecondaryEU ReporterHeadline: 'Nearly one in six women in European Parliament targeted by digital violence'. The 'digital violence' is said to have targeted almost one in six women in the European Parliament. They include 25-year-old MEP Lena Schilling.
SecondaryGround News'One in Six Women Members of the European Parliament Were Victims of [Deepfake] Pornography. Fifty members of the European Parliament, of whom...' — reporting a press conference on Monday 5/10 at 4 pm on sexualised AI deepfakes of MEPs, with Lena Schilling.