Many social media links taken down: Government sources on AI deepfake video of Piyush Goyal
Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal reported that an AI-generated deepfake video misrepresenting his remarks was circulating online. He filed a police complaint and urged the public to rely on verified sources. Government officials said many links to the video have been removed from social media platforms.
- ▪A digitally altered video depicting Minister Piyush Goyal making threatening remarks about student protesters was shared on social media.
- ▪Goyal claimed the video was maliciously tampered with using AI and filed an FIR (No. 123/26) at Chanakyapuri Police Station.
- ▪He warned that legal action will be taken against those who create or spread the deepfake.
- ▪Government sources confirmed that many links to the video have been taken down.
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Many social media links related to an AI-generated deepfake video of Piyush Goyal have been taken down, government sources said on Saturday (July 25, 2026), as the Union Minister alleged that his remarks to the media outside Parliament were “maliciously” altered in a clip to spread misinformation and that he has lodged a police complaint on the issue.Also read: Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 25, 2026The move comes after a purported digitally altered video of Mr. Goyal surfaced on social media, portraying him as making threatening remarks against students participating in the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET examination issue.In an X post on early Saturday (July 25, 2026), Mr.
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