Probe launched over deepfake of Indian cricketer promoting gambling app
Authorities believed the fake video of Sachin Tendulkar may have been uploaded from the Philippines.
India.- Mumbai police are investigating a video featuring Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar promoting a gambling app after the player denied filming it. It’s believed that the video was uploaded from an IP address in the Philippines through a Hotmail account. Police have asked the email provider to provide information about the owner of the account.
On January 15, Tendulkar made a post on social media warning that a video of him promoting a gambling app was fake and asking fans to report such material. In the fake video, Tendulkar was shown saying that his daughter had won a large sum of money playing online games.
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