Description: A purportedly AI-manipulated video widely shared on TikTok and Facebook presents Kenyan President William Ruto speaking in French during a speech in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. A reported reverse image search confirmed the original footage shows Ruto speaking in English to the Kenyan diaspora. The reportedly manipulated version used AI-generated French audio over the original video, making it a case of voice cloning rather than a full audiovisual deepfake.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors manipulating footage of William Ruto and Unknown actors, which harmed William Ruto and General public of Kenya.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown deepfake app , Social media , Instagram and Facebook
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1023
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-02-19
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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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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