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Purported AI-Cloned Voice Depicts Kenyan President William Ruto Speaking French in Viral Video

February 19, 2024

A viral video, allegedly manipulated using AI, falsely depicts Kenyan President William Roto speaking in French during a speech in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. Upon investigation, the original footage was confirmed to show Ruto addressing the Kenyan diaspora in English. The purported deepfake employs AI-generated French audio over the authentic video, demonstrating voice cloning rather than a full audiovisual deepfake.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-actors-manipulating-footage-of-william-ruto, unknown-actors
Alleged developer
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Alleged harmed parties
william-ruto, general-public-of-kenya

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1023

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