Alleged Deepfake Audio of Imran Khan Calls for Election Boycott, Misleading Pakistan Voters

February 7, 2024

A purported deepfake audio clip, falsely attributed to Imran Khan, recently circulated on social media. The audio supposedly urged a PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) election boycott just before Pakistan's general elections. This sophisticated AI-generated misinformation serves as a stark reminder of the growing challenge of digital manipulation in political discourse and underscores the urgent need for trustworthy and responsible AI governance.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-social-media-accounts
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: voters-in-pakistan, pti-(pakistan-tehreek-e-insaf), imran-khan, democracy

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/648

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