Govt fact-checks viral AI deepfakes of PM, ministers; points to Pakistani handles
The Indian government's fact-check unit has identified and debunked AI-generated deepfake videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers. Officials linked the spread of this misinformation to Pakistani propaganda accounts intended to incite unrest among students.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the increasing threat of AI-driven disinformation campaigns in geopolitical conflicts and the challenges governments face in maintaining public trust.
NEW DELHI: The government has debunked videos circulating on social media that show Prime Minister Narendra Modi making threatening remarks against students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact check unit said the clips are AI-generated deepfakes and do not reflect the prime minister’s actual statements.In related fact-checks, the government also flagged manipulated videos of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and commerce minister Piyush Goyal that were circulating on social media, falsely portraying them as making similar remarks against protesting students.In a post on X, the PIB fact check unit said, “Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video of Prime Minister @narendramodi featuring fabricated statements that he never made regarding the protest in Delhi.”It added, “#PIBFactCheck:This is an '#AI-generated deepfake video' shared to mislead the public.Prime Minister Narendra Modi did NOT make any such statement.”The fact-check unit said the original video shared by PM Modi had been…
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