Purported AI-Cloned Voice Depicts Kenyan President William Ruto Speaking French in Viral Video
February 19, 2024
A purportedly AI-manipulated video widely shared on TikTok and Facebook presents Kenyan President William Ruto speaking in French during a speech in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. A reported reverse image search confirmed the original footage shows Ruto speaking in English to the Kenyan diaspora. The reportedly manipulated version used AI-generated French audio over the original video, making it a case of voice cloning rather than a full audiovisual deepfake.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-actors-manipulating-footage-of-william-ruto, unknown-actors
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- william-ruto, general-public-of-kenya
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