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Purportedly AI-Generated Audio Allegedly Fabricates Biden's Admission of Role in Pakistani Political Crisis

September 15, 2024

A purported deepfake audio file is alleged to have falsely claimed that U.S. President Joe Biden conspired with Pakistan's Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir, to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022. Widely shared online, the audio is reported to have exploited generative AI to spread political misinformation.
Alleged deployer
unknown-deepfake-creators
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
syed-asim-munir, relations-between-the-u.s.-and-pakistan, people-of-pakistan, joe-biden, imran-khan

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/856

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