Sachin Tendulkar: Indian cricket legend flags 'disturbing' deepfake video - BBC News

The fake video appears to show Sachin Tendulkar promoting an online gaming app.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tendulkar is the latest Indian celebrity to be targeted by deepfakesBy Nikhila HenryBBC News, DelhiIndian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has criticised a deepfake video in which he seems to be promoting an online gaming app.

The video shows him praising the app as a quick way to make money.

"These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology," he posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Tendulkar is the latest Indian celebrity to speak up against deepfake videos.

A few months ago, actress Rashmika Mandanna urged people not to share such material after a deepfake video of hers went viral. The video, which had Mandanna's face morphed onto an Instagram video posted by a British-Indian woman, sparked a conversation in India about the misuse of technology.

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