An AI-generated deepfake video falsely showed Indian journalist Rajat Sharma reporting on a potential India-Bangladesh war, which was detected as 91.5% AI-generated content and debunked as misinformation.
A deepfake video circulated on social media claiming to show Indian journalist Rajat Sharma reporting on potential war between India and Bangladesh, citing border incidents, drone deployments, and political developments. The video was flagged by AI detection tools as 91.5% AI-generated content using the Hive AI detection tool. Fact-checkers traced the original footage to a legitimate Aaj Ki Baat episode from July 9, 2025 on India TV, where Sharma actually covered different stories including a Love Jihad case in Indore, political unrest in Bihar, an assault by Shiv Sena MLA, a bridge collapse in Gujarat, and cancelled renovation tenders. The deepfake showed poor lip sync matching and was uploaded by a YouTube channel called The Real Report on September 29, 2025, which frequently posts similar AI-generated videos using Rajat Sharma's likeness. No credible reports confirmed any actual India-Bangladesh war tensions or that Sharma made such statements. The incident demonstrates how AI-generated content can be used to create false news reports about geopolitical tensions.
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