The Rise of Disinformation: Deepfakes, AI, and the Battle for Reality
February brought that video. Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, circulating online. It was slick, totally edited. And it claimed he pushed for the ‘saffronisation’ of the Army. And asked Modi to ‘get rid of the untouchables.’
It hit platforms fast. Shared. Debated. Weaponized. That’s how it moved.
But the real kicker? It was all fake. A deepfake. The audio cloned. The context twisted. The intent manufactured. The government finally issued some clarification. They busted that lie.
A whole playbook.
A senior functionary in the RSS ranks said it was just the tip. The tip of a much bigger disinformation iceberg.
In recent months, it’s been a flood. Fake videos. AI-cloned audio clips. Dozens of forged letters, all printed on official RSS letterhead. They’re designed to spark outrage. To twist what people think is real.
The pattern is weird. It touches everything. Fake stuff aimed at PM Modi. Claims involving Rahul Gandhi. Official-looking formats. Stuff that just looks plausible enough to go viral.
Then you have the deepfakes dragging in other names. Rajnath Singh. Then there are the impersonations. Figures like Ajit Doval popping up, lending false credibility.
The goal isn't just noise anymore. It’s narrative disruption at scale. That’s what one source in the Sangh said.
And now the organization is fighting back. They’re flagging fake letters as AI garbage. Filing complaints. Warning that their name itself is being misused.
It’s getting messy with the documents. News18 dug up at least eight fake letters on RSS letterhead circulating recently. Each one designed to cause a stir.
Then there are the policy notes. Fabricated. One about religious reservation. Another outlining some conversion strategy. Another hinting at internal rifts inside the organization.
Add those fake advisories about elections. Fake surveys. Minority outreach. National security stuff. It all uses the same visual language. Official tone. Letterheads that look real. Just enough plausibility to make people click.
It’s not just the flashy videos. The forged letters are insidious.
Imagine this: a fake letter to Modi, supposedly from Bhagwat, poking around Assam politics and hitting Himanta Biswa Sarma. Or a forged directive on religious reservation, falsely stamped with the Sangh’s seal. Or documents detailing non-existent plans for religious mobilization.
The timing is always wrong. It hits right before elections. Right when things are most sensitive. When public opinion is easiest to shake.
The technology itself is terrifying. This just lowers the bar for impersonation and lies.
Experts are talking about what needs to happen next. Abhijit Tripathy, someone involved in cybersecurity, says we need something structural. A centralized governing body. Clear jurisdiction. Real complaint mechanisms. The power to force platforms to clean things up.
They need traceability. Rapid takedowns. Accountability for the whole content lifecycle.
The defense, right now, is mostly reactive. People have to spot the flaws. Look for mismatched audio. Unnatural facial movements. Check the metadata. It’s basic, but sophisticated fakes can slip past that.
Vanpreet Sandhu, an AI expert, stressed that the long-term fix has to be tech plus behavior. Watermarking. Labeling AI content. Making people pause. Making them think before they hit share. Deepfakes thrive where trust is low.
It’s a battle now. Not just about facts. It’s about who controls the reality we see. And the lines between digital noise and genuine threat are getting seriously blurred.
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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