Did Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi Film A Documentary On Hindu Temples? Viral Video is A Deepfake

An eight-second video circulating online claims to show Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi filming a documentary on Hindu temples in Afghanistan with a presenter resembling PM Narendra Modi. Analysis by multiple deepfake detection tools, however, confirms the clip is AI-generated.

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Evidence

1. No Reports of the Documentary

Comprehensive searches show no credible news outlets or official records documenting such a project involving Amir Khan Muttaqi or a documentary on Hindu temples.

2. Signs of AI Manipulation

• The presenter’s face in the video morphs unnaturally to resemble PM Narendra Modi.
  
• Lip movements are out of sync with the audio.
  
• Background blurriness and monotonous speech patterns indicate artificial generation.
  

Screengrab from the beginning of the video (left), compared to the ending (right).

3. Deepfake Detection Analysis

• Hiya Deepfake Detector: Flagged the audio as “likely a deepfake.”
  
• Resemble Deepfake Detector: Confirmed the audio as fake.
  
• Deepfake-O-Meter: Eight out of 12 detection models indicated high probability of AI manipulation, with some classifiers marking it 97%–100% fake.
  

Screengrabs from Deepfake-O-Meter website (left) and Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector tool (right).

4. Old Image Of PM Modi Used in AI Video

A photo of PM Modi at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, uploaded on his official X account on November 27, 2023, appears to have inspired the AI-generated video. The AI video mimicked his attire, the temple backdrop, and a security guard from the photo.

Photo uploaded by PM Modi’s X account in November 2023 (left), compared to a screengrab from the viral video (right).

Verdict

The viral video claiming Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi is recording a documentary on Hindu temples with a Modi lookalike presenter is fabricated. The footage is AI-generated, with clear signs of deepfake manipulation, and no evidence supports the claim of any such documentary.

Sources
Deepfake-O-Meter Report
Resemble AI Detection
PM Modi at Tirumala Temple Photo, November 27, 2023

FAQs

Q1. Is the Afghan FM really making a documentary on Hindu temples?
No, there is no credible record or report of Amir Khan Muttaqi producing such a documentary.

Q2. How was it determined to be a deepfake?
Video analysis revealed unnatural face morphing, lip-sync errors, and AI generation markers. Multiple deepfake detectors confirmed high manipulation probability.

Q3. What is the source of the AI-generated image?
The AI video was inspired by a photo of PM Modi at the Tirumala Temple, posted on his official X account.