Fact check: Videos of politicians playing Minecraft are likely AI-generated | Perspective Media International

Evaluation

The videos featuring Nigel Farage, Rishi Sunak, and Sir Keir Starmer playing Minecraft have caused quite a stir on social media. It seems that these videos were not actually created by the politicians themselves, but rather by an AI-assisted voice and video generator.

The facts

The videos in question were posted on a TikTok account for an app that specializes in generating podcasts with “lifelike voices”. While the videos are clearly meant to be satirical, the computer-generated voices bear a striking resemblance to the real-life politicians.

Links

TikTok account for app (archived)
First TikTok video (archived post and video)
Second TikTok video (archived post and video)
Third TikTok video (archived post and video)
Fourth TikTok video (archived post and video)
Fifth TikTok video (archived post and video)
Sixth TikTok video (archived post and video)

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Fact check: Videos of politicians playing Minecraft are likely AI-generated | Perspective Media International