The video clip that went viral claiming that Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the Congress is a deepfake created with the help of AI, with an audio clip resembling his voice cloned and added. The original video pertains to his nomination application from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on April 3, in which he is seen taking an oath on the Constitution and the country's sovereignty and integrity.
New Delhi (Vishvas News): The nomination process of candidates for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections has been completed. In this connection, a video is going viral claiming that Rahul Gandhi has decided to resign from the Congress. In a video clip that has gone viral, Rahul Gandhi can be seen and heard allegedly reading his resignation letter.
An investigation by Vishwas News revealed that the video was fake. This video, which is going viral, was created with the help of AI cloning. The original video, of Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, has been edited and replaced with a fake audio clone of his voice.
What's trending?
Social media user “Amitabh Chaudhary” shared this viral information video (archive link), in which Rahul Gandhi is said to have been seen reading out his resignation. Many other users on various social media platforms have shared this video and made a number of similar claims.
Vishwas press investigation:
The video is a 30-second clip in which Rahul Gandhi can be heard purportedly resigning from the Congress. After listening carefully to the viral video, it became clear that Rahul Gandhi's audio did not match his visuals. This indicates that this video has been edited.
To find the original video, I performed a reverse image search on its keyframes and found the original video clip (archive link) on the official X handle of news agency IANS. In this video clip, Rahul Gandhi is filing his nomination papers. Wayanad Lok Sabha seats. You can see it.
According to information provided along with the video shared on April 3, 2024, this is related to Rahul Gandhi's nomination application from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. In the video, he can be heard taking an oath on the Indian Constitution and the country's sovereignty and integrity.
This has also been mentioned in many other news reports.
From our investigation, it is clear that the clips being circulated have been edited and altered. To verify the video, we contacted contrails.ai, a Bengaluru-based startup that provides AI tools for video and audio identification. After investigation, it was determined that the audio used in the video was generated by AI. You can view the analysis report here.
The user who shared the viral video clip is followed by around 12,000 people on X. According to an Election Commission notification (archive link), voting for a total of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held in his seven phases. Voting for a total of eight seats in the first phase will take place on April 19th.
A fact-checking report investigating other misleading and false claims related to elections can be read in the Elections section of Vishwas News.
Conclusion:
The video clip that went viral claiming that Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the Congress is a deepfake created with the help of AI, with an audio clip resembling his voice cloned and added. The original video pertains to his nomination application from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on April 3, in which he is seen taking an oath on the Constitution and the country's sovereignty and integrity.
- Claim review: Rahul Gandhi resigns from Congress
- Claimant: Twitter user: Amitabh Chaudhary
- Fact check: error
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