Purported Deepfake Audio Reportedly Sparks False Claims of Biden Threatening Texas with F-15s
January 13, 2024
A purportedly AI-generated audio clip imitating President Biden’s voice reportedly circulated on social media, falsely suggesting that he had threatened to deploy F-15 fighter jets against Texas. The manipulated recording was widely shared and is reported to have heightened political tensions and spread misinformation.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-deepfake-creators
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- texas-officials, texas-citizens, joe-biden, general-public
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/703
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