Burkina Faso's RTB debunks deepfake video on Iran conflict circulating on social media
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Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina RTB has issued a formal denial regarding a deepfake video circulating on social media. The falsified video, created using artificial intelligence, manipulates authentic footage from an RTB news broadcast. It makes one of their journalists appear to say things she never stated, specifically concerning the ongoing armed conflict between the United States, Israel, and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The RTB stated that this false information originated from a TikTok account named @la_voix_du_faso, which they have reported. The RTB emphasized that this deepfake was a crude fabrication designed to harm their credibility and image, usurping their channel's image and a presenter's likeness to spread unfounded information. They confirmed that this sequence was never produced or broadcast on their channels and urged users to be vigilant against cyber disinformation, inviting the public to verify information on their official website rtb.bf or through their certified social media accounts.
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