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Incident 1023: AI-Cloned Voice Falsely Depicts Kenyan President William Ruto Speaking French in Viral Video

Description: A video widely shared on TikTok and Facebook falsely presents Kenyan President William Ruto speaking in French during a speech in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. A reverse image search confirmed the original footage shows Ruto speaking in English to the Kenyan diaspora. The manipulated version used AI-generated French audio over the original video, making it a case of voice cloning rather than a full audiovisual deepfake.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors and Unknown actors manipulating footage of William Ruto, which harmed William Ruto and General public of Kenya.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake app , Unknown voice cloning technology , Facebook , Instagram and Social media

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Incident ID
1023
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-02-19
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceIs Kenyan president William Ruto speaking in French in this clip? No, video is a deepfake
Is Kenyan president William Ruto speaking in French in this clip? No, video is a deepfake

Is Kenyan president William Ruto speaking in French in this clip? No, video is a deepfake

africacheck.org

Is Kenyan president William Ruto speaking in French in this clip? No, video is a deepfake
africacheck.org · 2024

IN SHORT: A video of Kenyan president William Ruto speaking in French is circulating on social media in Kenya. However, the audio has been edited using artificial intelligence tools.

A short video, originally from TikTok and shared on Faceb…

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