Incident #703·Misinformation
Purported Deepfake Audio Reportedly Sparks False Claims of Biden Threatening Texas with F-15s
Description
A purportedly AI-generated audio clip imitating President Biden’s voice reportedly circulated on social media, falsely suggesting that he had threatened to deploy F-15 fighter jets against Texas. The manipulated recording was widely shared and is reported to have heightened political tensions and spread misinformation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- deepfake-creators
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- texas-officials
- texas-citizens
- joe-biden
- general-public
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
AIIntentionalPost-deployment
Source
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