DeepfakeHigh
Alleged Deepfake Audio of Imran Khan Calls for Election Boycott, Misleading Pakistan Voters
- Occurred
- Feb 7, 2024
- Published
- Feb 22, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A purported deepfake audio clip, falsely attributed to Imran Khan urging a PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) election boycott, circulated on social media on the eve of Pakistan's general elections. This sophisticated AI-generated misinformation aimed to mislead voters, highlighting the growing challenge of digital manipulation in political discourse.
Developers
- Unknown
Deployers
- Social media accounts
Harmed parties
- Voters in Pakistan
- PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
- Imran Khan
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated audio used to deceive voters during an election, posing significant democratic harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8