Description: Prominent Indian journalist Ravish Kumar reported that multiple YouTube channels are using purported deepfakes to mimic his face and voice, spreading fabricated and nonsensical news in his name. Kumar warned viewers not to trust these channels, filed complaints with YouTube, and is awaiting action.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown YouTubers impersonating Ravish Kumar, which harmed Ravish Kumar , Fans of Ravish Kumar , YouTube users , General public of India and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice cloning technology and YouTube
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1124
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-06-30
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Popular journalist Ravish Kumar, who quit the now-Adani-acquired NDTV media house to start journalism via YouTube, drawing over 1.4 crore followers, has flagged concerns about AI and deepfakes.
In his latest social media post, Kumar, a Ramo…
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