Purported AI-Generated Audio Was Reportedly Used to Claim Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Expressed Support for Imran Khan in Pakistani Parliament

February 15, 2025

Viral video in Pakistan allegedly contained AI-generated audio falsely portraying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan endorsing jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan during a 2025 visit. The video used recycled footage from 2020 and AI technology to fabricate comments never made by Erdoğan. The authenticity of the synthetic voice was debunked using forensic tools and audio analysis.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-actors
Alleged developer: unknown-voice-cloning-technology, unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: recep-tayyip-erdogan, pakistan-turkey-relations, imran-khan, general-public-of-turkey, general-public-of-pakistan

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