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Reported AI-Manipulated Video Depicts Donald Trump Endorsing Peter Obi and Criticizing Bola Tinubu

August 4, 2024

A widely circulated video reportedly falsely depicts Donald Trump endorsing Nigerian politician Peter Obi and criticizing President Bola Tinubu. FactCheckAfrica confirmed the video was false, originally sourced from a 2017 U.S. presidential interview about Trump's first 100 days in office. AI-generated audio and altered visuals were reportedly used to fabricate a politically charged statement unrelated to the original content.
Alleged deployer
unknown-actors
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
peter-obi, media-integrity, general-public-of-nigeria, electoral-integrity, donald-trump, bola-tinubu

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1034

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