India News | AAP Faces FIR for Posting AI-generated Videos of Modi, Shah on X

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Delhi Police has registered an FIR against the Aam Aadmi Party ?(AAP) for allegedly posting AI-generated photos and videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the party's official X handle, police sources said.

The case was lodged under relevant sections at the North Avenue police station, they said, without giving details of the FIR.

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According to the sources, they had received a complaint regarding some objectionable photos and videos of the prime minister and home minister on the official X handle of the Aam Aadmi Party.

The alleged videos were posted by AAP on January 10 and January 13.

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One of the videos -- which was made by the AI-deepfake technology -- showed a scene from a 90s Bollywood flick where the faces of villains were swapped with that of BJP leaders and the audio was changed to a a conversation on Delhi polls, an officer said.

After analysing the complaint, the officer said the FIR was filed and an investigation has been initiated in the matter.

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