Claim: A video of President Biden reciting Dua-e-Khmer, a special prayer for Shia Muslims around the world, went viral.
fact: The video is generated by AI. President Biden did not say a prayer.
April 17, 2024 video spread rapidly Several socializing On media platforms such as WhatsApp, President Biden is shown reciting Dua-e-Khumail with the caption:
یرانی میزائلوں میں اتنی پاور کہ بائیڈن دعاء کمیل ورد کرنے لگا
[Translation: Iranian missiles have so much power that Biden started reciting Kumail’s prayer.]
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“From a Hezbollah fan in Lebanon. Biden after Iran attack.”
The video is a blurry close-up of President Biden saying, “Look, I heard this Arabic poem that I love, it's so beautiful.” My name is Dua Kumail. I read it every Thursday before going to bed. ” After this, he continues to recite Arabic poetry in an American accent.
This video went viral after Iran launched On April 13, 2024, hundreds of missiles and drones launched a direct attack on Israel. Thanks to advance notice and military intelligence cooperation with the United States and Britain, Israel was able to intercept the bulk of the attack, 300 shots. This measure was taken in response to the violence in Israel. raid On April 1, 2024, two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) generals were killed in an attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
Fact or fiction?
Soch fact check studied the 52-second video and noted that the resolution was very low and Biden's lip movements were blurry and inconsistent, indicating hallmarks of AI manipulation.
We also investigated key publications such as: BBC, Guardian, CNN, and Al Jazeera, And no reports were found that claimed Biden said the prayer.
According to Shia Islamic tradition, Ali ibn-e-Abi Talib, nephew of the Prophet, told Kumil ibn Ziyad Nakai every Friday night, or once a month, at least once a year. , encouraged them to say this prayer. You will find complete translations of prayers and Arabic to English scripts. here.
I found the exact same thing video Biden made a very different statement on his Facebook profile “Grim Stone,” which he posted in March. In this version, he is seen saying: “Grim Stone from Edmonton, Canada, he knows how to get the juices flowing. He, he, he, he, is planning a show with Scrizley Adams at the Dive Bar on April 27th.” , I tell you, you're crazy. But what about the parachute? It never hits. Why?
Also, sauce How Biden's image is being manipulated to make different statements. This is a 32 second clip of him, first published on YouTube by the channel 60 Minutes on October 17, 2023.
last month, Soch fact check published something similar investigation We examined an AI-generated video of Donald Trump endorsing Imran Khan in the 2024 general election and found that it was generated in the following way: parrot AI. The same technology or a similar application may have been used to generate the video of Biden reciting the prayer.
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On WhatsApp, the video was labeled as “Forwarded many times.”
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conclusion: The viral clip of Biden reciting Dua-e-Khumail was generated by AI.
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