Recently, social media users circulated a video of former US President Donald Trump pledging to support Kurdish state independence if re-elected. However, an investigation has revealed that the video was generated using an AI application.
Donald Trump: “It’s time to support the Kurdish independence state,” is the caption that appears consistently with the widely shared video. Investigations also showed Persian versions of the same video with the same caption.
“It’s time to support a Kurdish state,” Trump said in the alleged video. “The Middle East is in complete chaos, and if re-elected, I will deeply stand with them and ensure that Kurds will get the support they need to build an independent Kurdistan state. God bless Kurdistan, and God bless America. I love the Kurds; let’s correct the mistakes of the past.”
After an investigation of the video’s content, a reverse image search, and a keyword search on TikTok and YouTube, the True Platform team reached the following conclusions:
The search in English, Arabic, or Kurdish media did not show any of Trump’s similar statements.
In the upper left corner of the video frame, the English word “Made With TryParrotAI.com” appears. This led us to “TryParrotAI.com,” a website that specializes in videos that let users manipulate the lips of any well-known person to appear to be saying anything they want.
The investigation revealed that similar AI-generated videos of Donald Trump have been circulating recently on social media, and statements attributing to him on various issues, he never made.
Conclusion:
The alleged video of former US President Donald Trump saying, “It’s time to support Kurdish independence,” is fabricated and AI-generated.