PM Modi AI Deepfake Row: Hyderabad Police Register FIR Against Meta India Head
2026-07-31
Free Press Journal
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Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police filed an FIR against Meta India head Arun Srinivas and several social media users for circulating AI-generated morphed videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook and Instagram. The investigation focuses on potential public deception and violations of Indian law due to AI-driven misinformation.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event explicitly involves AI-generated deepfake videos, which are a product of AI systems. The circulation of these videos has led to public misinformation and legal scrutiny, indicating realized harm to communities and violation of laws. The involvement of Meta and the police investigation into the role of AI content moderation further confirms the AI system's role in the incident. Since harm has occurred and is under investigation, this is an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]