Journalist Ravish Kumar says deepfake video of him being used to promote alleged diabetes medicine

Journalist Ravish Kumar on Thursday said that a deepfake video featuring him was being circulated on social media where he is seen endorsing an alleged medication for diabetes.

Deepfakes are techniques to manipulate audio and video content with the help of artificial intelligence software to show people saying or doing things that they never said or did. The content is made to appear as realistic as possible and is often used with malicious intent.

On Thursday, the veteran Hindi journalist clarified that the video circulating on social media was misusing his face and voice to promote the alleged medication.

“For several days people have been asking me if I have done an advertisement for diabetes medicine,” Kumar said in a video he shared on Twitter. “Many people are also buying the medicine after seeing my face and hearing my voice in the video. Please do not fall for such a hoax, somebody is misusing my voice and face. I have not promoted any such product.”

कई दिनों से मधुमेह की दवा के विज्ञापन का वीडियो वायरल हो रहा है जिसमें मुझे प्रचार करते दिखाया गया है। वीडियो लेकर मेरी आवाज़ की नक़ल की गई है। पता चला है कि लोग पाँच पाँच हज़ार तक की दवा ख़रीद रहे हैं।...

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