Incident 713: Deepfake Video Falsely Depicts Biden Announcing National Draft for Ukraine

Description: In February 2023, an AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting President Biden announcing a national draft to support Ukraine was shared on social media, causing widespread misinformation. The video, created using advanced AI techniques, misled the public until debunked by fact-checkers.

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Incident ID
713
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-02-27
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Did Biden Call for a Military National Draft?
snopes.com · 2023

Claim:

In a February 2023 video message, U.S. President Joe Biden invoked the Selective Service Act, which will draft 20-year-olds through lottery to the military as a result of a national security crisis brought on by Russia's invasion of …

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