Deepfake Video of Bill Clinton Shared as Him Talking About Epstein’s Client List

Team WebQoof found that the original video dates back to August 2020.

Fact-Check | This video of Bill Clinton is a deepfake and does not show real visuals.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video showing former United States President Bill Clinton talking about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's client list is being circulated on social media platforms as a recent incident.

An X (formerly Twitter) subscriber shared the clip with a caption that said, "Bill Clinton has released a statement after learning Pam Bondi is releasing the Epstein Client List Tomorrow."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

The same clip is going viral on other platforms as, such as Facebook and Instagram. You can view archives of such posts here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The video is actually a deepfake. The original clip could be traced back to August 2020, when Clinton delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

Hints in the viral clip: A closer look at the video showed text on the right-hand side that said "meme/satire". At the bottom, we found a different text saying "drefanzo memes".

The video carried a set of texts.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

• On searching "drefanzo memes" on Google, we found an X account with the same name.

• The same video of Clinton was uploaded on 2 January 2024 with its caption suggesting that it was satire.

The video was posted on 2 January 2024.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Finding the original video: Team WebQoof performed a simple Google Lens search, which directed us to a video posted on the official YouTube channel of NBC News.

• It was shared on 19 August 2020 and was titled, "Watch Bill Clinton’s Full Speech At The 2020 DNC | NBC News."

Comparing visuals: We compared a keyframe from the viral clip to the visuals available on the YouTube video and found that both of them are from the same incident.

• Clinton's attire as well as the background appears to be the same in both the clips.

A comparison clearly highlights the similarities.

(Source: YouTube/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

What did the detection tool show?: We passed the video through an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool named 'Hive Moderation' to further verify its authenticity.

• The tool showed over 99 percent probability of the clip being an AI-generated one.

The tool showed that the video is a deepfake.

(Source: Hive Moderation/Screenshot)

Conclusion: It is evident that this video of Bill Clinton talking about Epstein's client list is a deepfake.

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