Fact-Check: AI-Manipulated Clip Viral as PM Modi Called Iran a 'Terrorist State'

Fact-Check: A few parameters of Deepfake-O-Meter revealed that the viral clip was created using AI.

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at a public gathering is being shared on social media. PM Modi spoke about the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict and India's stance on the issue, where he sided with Israel and labelled Iran as a "terrorist state."

Here's what he said:

"What is India's stance on the Iran war? India's stance is clear; it stands with Israel. Our goals are the same. Israel aims to become Greater Israel, and India's goal is Akhand Bharat. Iran, a terrorist state, will fall, and then India will have the opportunity to end Pakistan. Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal will become a part of Akhand Bharat, without any wars. Our main goal is to end Pakistan, and without Iran's loss, this will not be possible. Iran will face the consequences for their terrorist actions."

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Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this video is manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI).

What we found: At first, we divided the viral clip into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• It led us to a video on YouTube uploaded by Sansad TV on 12 March. PM Modi addressed a gathering at the NXT Summit organised by iTV Network.

• We went through the entire speech and found no mention of the words 'Iran' and 'Israel.'

• While the Prime Minister acknowledged the global tensions, there was no statement in context of the viral claim.

• Team WebQoof, then, closely examined the viral clip and noted that in some places, PM Modi's lip movement did not match with the words being spoken in the video.

• This led us to run the clip on AI-detection tool 'Deepfake-O-Meter,' where three of its parameters revealed that the video was created using AI.

Here are the results by Deepfake-O-Meter.

Here are the results by Deepfake-O-Meter.

PIB fact-check: Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-check unit also debunked this viral clip and noted that it was manipulated using AI.

Conclusion: The viral clip featuring PM Modi where he labels Iran as a "terrorist state," is AI-generated and not real.

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