Within the purported 27-second clip, Amir Khan might be seen speaking about staying away from rhetoric.
Mumbai:
The Mumbai Police Wednesday registered an FIR towards an unnamed individual in reference to a deepfake video of actor Aamir Khan through which he was seen selling a political occasion, official right here stated.
The FIR was filed on the Khar Police station by Mr Khan’s workplace beneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with 419 (impersonation), 420 (dishonest) and different sections of the Data Know-how Act.
Within the purported 27-second clip, which appears to have been edited utilizing synthetic intelligence (AI), Mr Khan might be seen speaking about staying away from rhetoric (jumla).
A spokesperson for the actor had stated on Tuesday that whereas Mr Khan has up to now raised consciousness by Election Fee campaigns by the years, he by no means promoted any political occasion.
The disputed deepfake video inserts Mr Khan right into a scene from a decade-old episode of his tv present, ‘Satyamev Jayate’.
“We wish to make clear that Mr Aamir Khan has by no means endorsed any political occasion all through his 35-year profession. He has devoted his efforts to elevating consciousness by Election Fee public consciousness campaigns for a lot of previous elections,” Mr Khan’s spokesperson had stated in an announcement.
“We’re alarmed by the current viral video alleging that Aamir Khan is selling a selected political occasion. He wish to make clear that this can be a faux video and completely unfaithful. He has reported the matter to numerous authorities associated to this subject, together with submitting an FIR with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai Police,” Mr Khan’s spokesperson stated in an announcement.
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