Description: A reported viral video that was circulated in Pakistan featured purported AI-generated audio depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressing support for jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan during his 2025 visit. The video is described as having reused footage from 2020 and featured AI-generated audio that fabricated remarks Erdoğan never made. The synthetic voice was reportedly confirmed by forensic tools and audio analysis.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors, which harmed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , Pakistan-Turkey relations , Imran Khan , General public of Turkey and General public of Pakistan.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake technology apps
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1029
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-02-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Claim: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reminisced about Imran Khan while addressing the National Assembly during his February 2025 trip. He said he “wished” that he “could shake hands with” the former prime minister and hoped to “mee…
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