{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-27T10:20:31.602Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"voice-deepfake","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":1,"coverage":{"cases":1,"countries":1,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":0,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":0,"coreRelations":1,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":0,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":0},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-indian-army-says-ai-deepfake-video-falsely-showed-lieutenant-general-saying-china-had-taken-parts-of-arunachal-pradesh","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"corroborated","evidence":[{"locator":"The viral video is being shared on social media with the claim that Lt Gen Girish Kalia, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Spear Corps, admitted that China had taken control of Asaphila, Longju and Taksing Circle in Arunachal Pradesh.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल एक फर्जी वीडियो में लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल गिरीश कालिया को यह कहते हुए दिखाया गया कि चीन ने अरुणाचल प्रदेश के कुछ इलाकों पर कब्जा कर लिया है","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"A video circulating on social media in October 2026 showed Lt Gen Girish Kalia apparently saying that China had taken control of areas of Arunachal Pradesh.","causal_attribution":"The circulation of the video is observed independently by BOOM and by India TV."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"सेना के मुताबिक, इस फर्जी वीडियो को लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल गिरीश कालिया के पुराने वीडियो को AI की मदद से एडिट करके तैयार किया गया। ... सेना ने लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल गिरीश कालिया का असली वीडियो पोस्ट कर स्पष्ट किया कि सोशल मीडिया पर प्रसारित हो रहा वीडियो फर्जी और AI से तैयार किया गया डीपफेक है।","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to India TV, the Army said the video was a fake made by editing an old video of the officer with the help of AI, and posted the original video to say the circulating one was an AI-made deepfake.","causal_attribution":"The Army statement as relayed by India TV; the Army's own post was not read."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"We found that the original video dates back to October 27, 2023. A reverse image search using keyframes from the viral video led us to a post shared by news agency ANI on X on October 27, 2023.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"BOOM traced the footage to an ANI clip of 27 October 2023 in which the officer, then commanding the 28 Infantry Division, briefed the media in Kupwara about infiltration attempts along the Line of Control.","causal_attribution":"BOOM's own finding."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"We also analysed the audio from the video using the Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector. The tool returned an authenticity score of 18 out of 100, indicating that the sampled audio was likely a deepfake.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"BOOM reports that the Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector gave the viral audio an authenticity score of 18 out of 100, indicating that it was likely a deepfake.","causal_attribution":"BOOM's analysis with a detection tool; a detector score is probabilistic."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"यह वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर तेजी से वायरल हुआ। कांग्रेस के कुछ नेताओं ने भी इसे रीपोस्ट किया और सरकार से जवाब मांगा। वीडियो के व्यापक प्रसार के बाद सेना को स्पष्टीकरण देना पड़ा।","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"India TV reports that the video spread quickly on social media, that some Congress politicians reposted it and asked the government for an answer, and that the Army had to issue a clarification.","causal_attribution":"India TV's account; the politicians are not named in the report."}],"effects":[{"label":"an army officer was depicted in an AI-altered video making false statements, and the Army had to deny it","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/deepfake-of-girish-kalia-shows-him-admitting-chinese-incursion-in-arunachal-32399","kind":"fact_check","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English-language source; no translation. Read in full on 2026-10-27 (HTTP 200). BOOM's own reverse-image search and voice-detector analysis.","independence_group":"boom-fact-check-oct-2026"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.indiatv.in/india/national/lieutenant-general-girish-kalia-ai-deepfake-video-fake-claim-chinese-occupation-in-arunachal-pradesh-2026-10-26-1251107","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"hi","translation_note":"Hindi-language source; translated by the research agent (an AI), not by a human translator. Read in full on 2026-10-27 (HTTP 200). India TV's report of the Army's statement.","independence_group":"india-tv-army-statement-oct-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["public_services"],"unknowns":["Who made the video and which AI tool was used.","The text of the Army's own statement, which was read only as India TV reports it.","How widely the video was viewed and shared.","Whether any complaint, investigation or platform action followed."],"geography":{"basis":"The video depicts an Indian Army corps commander and concerns Arunachal Pradesh; it circulated in India, was reposted by Indian politicians and was denied by the Indian Army (BOOM, India TV). The officer serves in the Indian Army. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":["IN"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a reported depiction case (depicted_or_impersonated): the Indian Army, as reported by India TV, said a viral video of Lt Gen Girish Kalia was made by editing old footage with AI, and BOOM traced the 2023 source footage and reports a deepfake voice detector rated the audio as likely a deepfake. The officer's institution publicly denied the video; who made it is unknown.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-27"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Two parties that examined the material attribute it to AI. The Indian Army, as reported by India TV, said the video was made by editing an old video of the officer with the help of AI and posted the original footage. BOOM traced the visuals to an October 2023 ANI clip of a different briefing and reports that the Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector scored the viral audio 18 out of 100, indicating likely deepfake audio. The AI-altered video depicted the officer saying things he did not say (depicted_or_impersonated). The Army's technical basis is not disclosed, and the tool used to make the video is unknown.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"India: Army says viral AI deepfake video falsely showed a lieutenant general saying China had taken parts of Arunachal Pradesh","summary":"In late October 2026 a video circulated on social media in which Lt Gen Girish Kalia, who commands the Indian Army's Spear Corps, appeared to say that China had taken control of areas of Arunachal Pradesh and that Indian forces lacked supplies. India TV reports that the Army called the video fake, said it had been made by editing an old video of the officer with the help of AI, and posted the original footage; India TV also reports that some opposition politicians had reposted the video and asked the government to respond. The fact-checker BOOM traced the footage to the officer's October 2023 media briefing in Kupwara about infiltration across the Line of Control, and reports that a deepfake voice detector rated the viral audio as likely a deepfake. Who made the video is not reported.","incidentDate":"2026-10-01","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"month","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-26","aiSystem":"Unidentified AI tool used to alter October 2023 footage of the officer so that he appeared to make new statements, according to the Indian Army as reported by India TV; BOOM reports that the Hiya deepfake voice detector rated the viral audio as likely a deepfake","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["reputational_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to the Indian Army as reported by India TV and to BOOM's analysis, a video altered with AI from 2023 footage showed Lt Gen Girish Kalia making false statements that China had taken parts of Arunachal Pradesh; it spread widely, was reposted by politicians, and the Army had to issue a denial.","frameworkFacets":[],"pathwayDirection":"outward","causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person: the depicted officer, whose institution, the Army, publicly objected to the video. Viewers are an audience and are not counted; the Army as an institution is not a person.","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"IN","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"unknown","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/deepfake-of-girish-kalia-shows-him-admitting-chinese-incursion-in-arunachal-32399","primarySourceLabel":"BOOM, 26 Oct 2026: Deepfake of Girish Kalia shows him admitting Chinese incursion in Arunachal","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-27T03:12:06.222905+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T03:12:06.222905+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","political-deepfake","voice-deepfake","india","army","disinformation","fact-check"]}]}