Deepfakes in Regional Politics: Andhra/Telangana Case Studies and Legal Voids
Deepfakes are disrupting Andhra and Telangana politics. Fake videos, AI voice clones, and weak laws are reshaping elections and voter trust.
Deepfakes in Regional Politics: Andhra/Telangana Case Studies and Legal Voids
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, politics has never been limited to rallies, TV debates, or street campaigns. In recent years, another battlefield has quietly opened up the internet. And inside it, one of the most worrying weapons is already here: AI-powered deepfakes. These aren’t harmless filters or funny celebrity mashups. They’re manipulated videos and audio clips that look and sound so real, the average person struggles to tell the difference. And in regional politics, they’re being used to confuse voters, attack leaders, and spread stories that were never true in the first place. When Fake Looks Too Real The scary thing about deepfakes is how neatly they mix truth and lies. A leader’s voice can be cloned. Their face can be swapped. A speech can be stitched together out of nothing and it will still look convincing. During recent campaigns across Andhra and Telangana, videos started pop
