Choose "Make this ad premium" at checkout.
Phone Call Between Swati Maliwal, Dhruv Rathee Viral? A Fact Check New York City
- Location: New York City, New York, United States
An AI-generated phone conversation between AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee is being shared on social media as a real conversation between the two.
In the viral clip, Ms Maliwal can be heard explaining to Mr Rathee how she was assaulted in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita Kejriwal, and also requesting Mr Rathee not to make a video on it. The two then goes on to discuss whether Mr Rathee's 'payments' were coming in time.
BOOM consulted with two different AI detection tools - Itisaar and Contrails - with both confirming to us the audio going viral has been generated using AI, and is not a genuine conversation between Swati Maliwal and Dhruv Rathee.
On May 13, Swati Maliwal, in a complaint to Delhi Police, alleged that she was attacked by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, inside the Chief Minister's residence. Mr Kumar has denied the allegation and written to the Delhi Police for registering an FIR on his complaint too. The Delhi police arrested Kumar on May 18, 2024, and he currently remains in police custody. Following this, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee made a video on the incident, and alleged that Swati Maliwal's complaint was spurious. The viral audio recording is being shared in this backdrop.
A user on X shared the AI-generated audio with a Hindi caption, which translates to English as, "Delhi. Video of Swati Maliwal and Dhruv Rathi goes viral. Swati Maliwal asked Dhruv Rathee not to make the video on your request. The beating happened at the behest of Arvind Kejriwal and Sunita Kejriwal. Dhruv Rathee makes videos on the agenda of the opposition
दिल्ली
स्वाति मालिवाल और ध्रुव राठी का बिडियो हुआ वायरल
स्वाति मालिवाल ने ध्रुव राठी को आप के कहने बिडियो नही बनाने को कहा
केजरीवाल और सुनिता के कहने पर हुआ पिटाई
घ्रूव बिपक्ष के एजेंडे पर बनाता है बिडियो pic.twitter.com/gwaecsSanf
— Sudheer Pandey(मोदी का परिवार ) (@SudhirPandey_IN) May 24, 2024
Fact Check
BOOM listened to the audio closely, and found a few discrepancies that suggested at the possibility of it being synthetic in nature. At the 0:09 mark, where Ms Maliwal's voice can be heard saying that she was hit in the presence of both Arvind and Sunita Kejriwal, there is a jump-cut with her voices being overlaid on top of each other.
Taking cue from this, we ran the audio clip through deepfake detection tool Itisaar, created by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. The results from the tool suggested with a very high confidence that the audio was a deepfake.
Promoted
Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com
BOOM also sent the audio clip to deepfake researchers at Contrails, who further confirmed to us that the viral phone call is an "AI audio spoof", and added that, "Both speakers have clear patterns of AI voice cloning."
Post a comment
(This story was originally published by Boom and republished by NDTV as part of the Shakti Collective)
Useful information
- Avoid scams by acting locally or paying with PayPal
- Never pay with Western Union, Moneygram or other anonymous payment services
- Don't buy or sell outside of your country. Don't accept cashier cheques from outside your country
- This site is never involved in any transaction, and does not handle payments, shipping, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
Related listings
-
Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Acquitted In 2002 Murder CaseOther Services - New York City (New York) - May 28, 2024Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was today acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the murder case of a former Dera official. Ranjit Singh, a member of the Dera's state-level committee, was shot dead in 2002. It is alleged that the ...
-
MahaRagni Teaser: Enter Kajol And Mercy Leaves The RoomOther Services - North Syracuse (New York) - May 28, 2024She is fierce, unapologetic and drenched in shades of grey. In the teaser of MahaRagni, Kajol is a woman on top, both in terms of performance and characterisation. The teaser begins with glimpses of Prabhu Deva in an action sequence. Enter Kajol and ...
-
"Desh Ke Liye": Inside Details Of Jay Shah-Gautam Gambhir Conversation On India Coach Selection - ReOther Services - New York City (New York) - May 28, 2024The official deadline for application submission for the post of Indian cricket team coach selection is over. Monday was the last date to submit the google sheets. Several top names, most of whom are associated with IPL teams, like Gautam Gambhir, St...
