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Feb 9 7 tweets 2 min read
#Artificial Intelligence and #Deepfakes Takeover #PakistanElections

In this thread, there are instances where #AI has been used to amplify #misinformation during the elections in Pakistan, setting a very dangerous precedent with 2024 dubbed as election year across the world. A deepfake clip of PTI’s candidate from NA-55, Muhammad Basharat Raja showing him boycotting the general election on PTI’s founder and ex-chairman, Imran Khan’s call. He posted a clarification here
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Sep 30, 2022 17 tweets 23 min read
#Iran has been witnessing nationwide protests after the death of #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی But a severe internet shutdown has muted the circulation of protest videos paving the way for misinformation/ #fakenews. Compiling thread of #FactCheck #IranProtests2022 #MehsaAmini Claim: This is the video that shows #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی being arrested by the Iran moral police #FakeNews

#FactCheck: This is a different clip; the footage is of another Iranian woman arrested in Tehran in May 2022. #MehsaAmini
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