Fake! Video of President John Mahama promoting Online Trading Platform AI generated
A video of President John Dramani Mahama promoting an online trading platform has surfaced online. The video has been shared 291 times, with over 5000 interactions. The video uses the face of President Mahama, and promises viewers at least 14, 000 GHS when they use a platform called Trade Vector AI Algorithm in partnership with Elon Musk. [Watch Video Here]
Factcenta has analyzed the video and presents some important details below.
Claim: President Mahama endorses trading platform
Verdict: Fake
Explanation
Based on our visual analysis, we observed notable signs in the video that show that it is fake. In the first place, the tone of the speaker is not consistent with the original tone of the President and how he sounds. Secondly, irregular gestures were observed, which were inconsistent with what he was saying and his hand movements. Furthermore, we run the video through InVid Verification Application’s Deepfake detector. The results showed a 98 percent evidence of Ai manipulation.
