A TikTok video appears to show Donald Trump endorsing Nigerian presidential candidate PeterObi ahead of elections in February. But ErinKFlanagan found the clip was a deepfake and managed to track down its maker NigeriaDecides2023🇳🇬
A video viewed thousands of times on TikTok appears to show former US leader Donald Trump endorsing Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the country’s general elections in February. However, AFP Fact Check found the clip was digitally altered. It was posted on a TikTok account that uses artificial intelligence to make
“I think I’m going to support Peter Obi because he is the man who is so much concerned with accountability,” Trump appears to say in the TikTok clip published on December 29, 2022. “You know, this alone would solve major problems that they face right now. Good luck, LP.”Nigerians head to the polls in February to elect President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor, along with governors for the majority of the 36 states as well as federal and state lawmakers.
AFP Fact Check verified several elements to confirm that this is the same footage seen in the deepfake.But most strikingly, from approximately 14’50” to 14’59”, Trump’s movements in the original video align with those seen in the TikTok clip – everything is the same except for the movements of his mouth.
Moreover, the owner of the account that posted the deepfake video told AFP that it was made using artificial intelligence.
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