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Manipulated Video Using AI-Generated Audio Targets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Fabricated Interview

March 23, 2025

A viral video, falsely alleging a conversation between Layal al-Ekhtiar of Al Arabiya and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over funding a 30-person Umrah delegation with public money, was found to be manipulated using AI-generated audio. The original interview, broadcast by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya in January 2023, contained no such exchange. Investigators confirmed the manipulation through lip-sync inconsistencies, underscoring the need for robust safeguards in AI governance. HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM invites you to join us in shaping safe and secure AI practices by contributing to our AI incident database. JOIN US
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Alleged deployer
adil-raja, social-media-users
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
layal-al-ekhtiar, shehbaz-sharif, general-public-of-pakistan

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