DeepfakeMedium
AI-Generated Voices Amplify Conspiracy Theories on TikTok
- Occurred
- Jun 1, 2023
- Published
- Oct 12, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
NewsGuard has identified 17 TikTok accounts that have been using AI-generated voices to advance and amplify conspiracy theories and false claims beginning in June 2023. By September 25, 2023, these accounts had amassed over 336 million views and over 14.5 million likes. Videos include baseless claims involving public figures such as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Jamie Foxx.
Developers
- ElevenLabs
Deployers
- TikTok user @e.news.tv
- TikTok user @d.news.tv
- TikTok user @drphilshowtv
- TikTok user @ynewstv2023
- TikTok users
Harmed parties
- Barack Obama
- Oprah Winfrey
- Jamie Foxx
- Joan Rivers
- Phil McGraw
- Yahoo! News
- E! News
- TikTok
- General public
Tags
- deepfake
- social media
- TikTok
- deepfaked audio
- Barack Obama
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated voices used to spread misinformation on social media platform.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8