Deepfakes Target India-Russia Ties Before SCO Meet
The Ministry of External Affairs and the Russian Embassy have countered false information about their foreign ministers. A manipulated video and misleading posts attributed to Jaishankar and Lavrov were discredited. Officials suspect Pakistani handlers are behind the deepfakes, which came ahead of an SCO meeting.
Context
Context: A deepfake is a fake video or audio made with AI tools to look real. The SCO is a regional group that includes India, Russia and China, and it holds regular meetings of foreign ministers.
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