India, April 9 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor decried the circulation of purported deepfake videos that show him saying things he "never said". He asserted that any statement not posted on his social media handle or on the interviewer/platform is "fake news".

Several manipulated videos allegedly surfaced on social media, falsely claiming that Tharoor criticised the government and supported Pakistan's foreign policy amid the ongoing US-Iran war. However, the Congress MP didn't directly reference these claims in his statement on AI-generated clips. Follow Iran-US war news live updates

While Tharoor expressed displeasure with the Centre's lack of initiative in spearheading peace between Iran and the United States, the leader has never been ...