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Panyaza Lesufi dismisses deepfake video promoting get-rich-quick scheme
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Sunday World
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has dismissed an artificial intelligence generated video clip showing him promoting a bogus financial product as fake.
Lesufi labelled the video fake on his X account on Thursday after the deepfake clip, which shows him being interviewed by SABC presenter Sakina Kamwendo, surfaced online.
“Tens of thousands of South Africans over 40 are quitting their jobs and retiring early, and all this thanks to a revolutionary financial platform developed with government support,” said an AI-generated Kamwendo.
Responded a fake Lesufi: “Today is your lucky day.
The fake Lesufi claimed that the broadcast should be for a limited audience, warning that the investment would otherwise turn everyone into millionaires.