A video clip becomes viral on social networks in Pakistan, allegedly showing that the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, calling on the inhabitants of Pakistan to “wake up” and free former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been in prison since 2023.
The complaint is false. The video was generated using artificial intelligence tools (AI).
Claim
On May 30, a user on Facebook shared on a 50 -second video clip with legend: “Imran Khan is not only the chief of Pakistan, but also from the entire Ummah Muslim, Imran Khan should be released as soon as possible.”
In the video, the president of Burkina Faso, Traore, can be heard: “I am Ibrahim, the elected president of Africa and today I want to transmit a message to every corner of the world. Oh, the people of Pakistan, you should be ashamed, your leader Imran Khan, who is not just the leader of Pakistan but of the whole Muslim do you look and you sit if you sit silent. Fought for you and that he went to prison for you?
At the time of writing this document, this position had been viewed more than 33,000 times and shared more than 960 times.
Do
The video was created with AI tools accessible to the public, confirmed an independent analysis.
Asad Baig, the founder of Media Matters for Democracy (MMFD) in Islamabad, analyzed the viral clip and told GEO makes the video generated by poor quality.
“The bottom is blurred [Ibrahim Traore] The features do not move [naturally] with him. His skin is too smooth. The same goes for the body and the arms, “said Baig,” it seems that something you would see in a video game. “”
In addition, by a search for Google Reverse image, PK Press Club Fact Check noted that the video had been published for the first time on May 25, on a YouTube channel with legend: “Speech by Captain Ibrahim Traore”.
However, the description clearly indicated that the video was “fully fictitious content” created for entertainment purposes only. Even in this AI video, there was no mention of Imran.
YouTube video can be seen here:
Verdict: The video circulating on social networks allegedly showing that the president of Burkina Faso calling for the release of Imran is afake Deep.
