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BJP Used Deepfake Videos of Manoj Tiwari to Target Haryanvi Voters in 2020 Delhi Election

February 7, 2020

In February 2020, deepfake videos of party leader Manoj Tiwari were used by India's BJP to target voters in the Delhi legislative election. These videos, allegedly showing Tiwari delivering scripted messages in languages he did not speak, raised concerns about AI safety and transparency. The deepfakes were spread through thousands of WhatsApp groups, potentially reaching millions without proper disclosure.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-disinformation-actors, unknown-disinformation-actors-in-india, bjp-delhi-it-cell, the-ideaz-factory
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
general-public, general-public-of-india, epistemic-integrity, manoj-tiwari, electoral-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1336

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