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Foreign actor’ behind FMJ audio deepfake
By Nidz Godino
“Before, we see on social media quote cards or memes, now it’s different because there’s now fake voice…so, it is really important to stop this type of fake news because it has potential to cause serious damage to our foreign relations and national security,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Patricia Kayle Martin said “foreign actor” is likely behind audio deepfake of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. where he supposedly ordered Armed Forces to intervene if China poses threat to Philippines.
Martin said Department of Information and Communications Technology suspects foreign actor is behind deepfake. She did not elaborate.
Government is considering filing cases against those behind manipulated audio, Martin said.
Fabricated audio of the President has now been taken down on social media platforms, she added.
Deepfakes are advanced form of digital content manipulation through use of generative artificial intelligence or AI. It can manipulate audio to sound like specific person saying things they never did.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has also ordered National Bureau of Investigation to conduct probe into audio deepfake.
PCO flagged manipulated content earlier this week and denied such directive from the President.
Fake audio recording circulated this month amid rising tensions between Philippines and China in West Philippine Sea.
Martin urged public to stop spreading fake news, stressing it may endanger country’s foreign relations and national security.
According to her, social media platforms like Google, TikTok, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and X (formerly Twitter) expressed willingness to help government in fighting online threats.
Meanwhile, citing deepfake audio of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked officials and members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) to continue combatting fake news, misinformation and disinformation, especially in social media.
According to Romualdez, KBP should intensify fight against these concerns as they “undermine public trust in institutions.”
“Your role as custodians of truth is imperative in countering misinformation and upholding public trust,” he said.
Romualdez underscored “integrity of our broadcasters is more crucial than ever” in an era marked by “redefinition of media landscape due to evolving technology … and where misinformation can spread rapidly.”
Romualdez has appealed to KBP to continue policing its ranks vigilantly.
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