 "Is Kate Middleton’s cancer-reveal video AI-generated? Social media calls it deepfake")
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, recently put an end to all the theories and rumours of her whereabouts by revealing that she has been diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. But now new theories are making rounds on social media calling the video ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled deepfake’.
Netizens came up with theories and even questioned why leaves and grass were not moving in the background when Kate was talking about her cancer in the video.
The AFP news agency reported that some social media users also posted a slowed-down version of the video, saying that it was “digitally manipulated” however, these claims have not been officially verified.
While one user wrote, “Is this real or AI generated? Watch the background?” another commented, “‘Kate gate’ has me intrigued; the alleged photo manipulation, supposedly faking a family photo with Kate Middleton’s head coming from a vogue cover. And now kate announces she is battling cancer, it’s alleged this is an AI video. This part stood out to me…”