Purportedly AI-Generated Audio Allegedly Fabricates Biden's Admission of Role in Pakistani Political Crisis

September 15, 2024

An alleged deepfake audio file has been circulating online, falsely accusing U.S. President Joe Biden of conspiring with Pakistan's Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir to orchestrate the removal of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022. This incident underscores the potential dangers of misappropriating generative AI for political manipulation and disinformation.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-deepfake-creators
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: syed-asim-munir, relations-between-the-u.s.-and-pakistan, people-of-pakistan, joe-biden, imran-khan

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/856

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