Many social media links taken down: Government sources on AI deepfake video of Piyush Goyal
Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal has filed a police complaint after an AI-generated deepfake video of him surfaced online. Authorities have begun taking down social media links associated with the manipulated content.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing threat of AI-driven misinformation in political discourse and the challenges of regulating digital content.
Many social media links related to an AI-generated deepfake video of Piyush Goyal have been taken down, government sources said on Saturday (July 25, 2026), as the Union Minister alleged that his remarks to the media outside Parliament were “maliciously” altered in a clip to spread misinformation and that he has lodged a police complaint on the issue.
The move comes after a purported digitally altered video of Mr. Goyal surfaced on social media, portraying him as making threatening remarks against students participating in the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET examination issue.
In an X post on early Saturday (July 25, 2026), Mr. Goyal asserted that irresponsible misuse of artificial intelligence to mislead the public cannot and will not be tolerated.
Government sources told PTI that many links related to the AI-generated deepfake video have been taken down.
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