Claim
A video circulating on social media falsely claims that President Donald Trump praised Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who the video incorrectly identifies as the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government. The purported quote from Trump states, “Dr. Yunus is a great personality, and he is my friend. He recently took charge of Bangladesh’s interim government and is doing well. Dr. Yunus will play a big role in Bangladesh’s development.”
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Fact
To verify the viral claim, a reverse image search of keyframes from the video shows significant similarities with a video published on Fox News‘ X account on April 30.
A video circulating on social media claims Donald Trump praised Dr. Muhammad Yunus and appears to use genuine Fox News footage of Trump. The critical element to verify is the authenticity of the audio or text containing Trump’s alleged statement about Dr. Yunus.
A comparative analysis of the two videos shows that, apart from Trump’s statement, all other elements, like the scenery, environment, and positions of participants, are almost identical in both videos.
A video circulating appears to show Donald Trump praising Dr. Muhammad Yunus. However, investigation indicates the video originates from a White House cabinet meeting on April 30. The full transcript of this meeting, available on ‘Roll Call‘, contains no such complimentary remarks from Trump regarding Dr. Yunus.
Multiple AI content detection platforms corroborate the authenticity of the video but strongly suggest its audio is AI-generated. ‘Hive Moderation’ analysis indicates a 91% probability of AI-generated audio. Similarly, ‘Deepfake-o-meter’ models suggest up to a 100% likelihood of AI-generated audio.
Therefore, the claim that Trump is praising Dr. Yunus by adding fake audio through artificial intelligence technology to a video of a different statement made by him is false.
Result: False
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