DeepfakeMedium
Purported AI-Generated Video Depicts Trump Urging Release of Nigerian Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu
- Occurred
- Nov 20, 2024
- Published
- Nov 22, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A reportedly AI-manipulated video circulated on social media that falsely portrayed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump calling for the release of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu and threatening sanctions against Nigeria. The video allegedly used old footage paired with AI-generated audio mimicking Trump's voice. Fact-checkers identified the video as inauthentic, noting mismatched lip-sync, fabricated quotes, and the fictitious date of "November 31st."
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Unknown actors
Harmed parties
- Nnamdi Kanu
- General public of Nigeria
- Donald Trump
- Democratic integrity
- Journalistic integrity
Tags
- Deepfake
- Cheapfake
- Disinformation
- Misinformation
- Nigeria
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated video mimicking Trump's voice and manipulating footage to spread misinformation.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8