An AI-generated deepfake audio falsely attributed to US President Joe Biden claiming he conspired with Pakistan's Army Chief to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan was created and widely shared on social media platforms.
In September 2024, a fabricated audio recording purporting to be US President Joe Biden confessing to conspiring with Pakistan Army Chief Gen Syed Asim Munir to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan from office in April 2022 was created and distributed across social media platforms including Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp. The fake audio contained Biden allegedly stating 'We know Pakistan has most corrupt leadership in Pakistan and let me tell you it favours American. We have removed Imran Khan from power because he was not carrying USA interests.' Soch Fact Check conducted rigorous deepfake analysis and consulted multiple experts including digital forensics specialists, AI researchers, audio engineers, and linguistics professors who concluded the audio was most likely AI-generated. Expert analysis revealed tell-tale signs of AI generation including unnatural cadence, grammatical errors inconsistent with Biden's speech patterns, merged frequencies lacking natural breathing spaces, and crossfades indicating spliced audio segments. The fabricated content gained significant traction with posts receiving thousands of views across platforms, particularly among supporters of Imran Khan's political party PTI. The timing of the release, just weeks before the 2024 US elections, further supported conclusions about its inauthenticity.
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Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim of manipulating political processes, public opinion, and behavior.
AI system
Due to a decision or action made by an AI system
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed