Purported AI-Cloned Voice Depicts Kenyan President William Ruto Speaking French in Viral Video
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.
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Alleged Deployers
- unknown-actors-manipulating-footage-of-william-ruto
- unknown-actors
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- william-ruto
- general-public-of-kenya
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
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