AI voice- and video-clones of global figures praising India surged after Trump's 50% tariff, with YouTube creators monetising the hype. After Decode flagged them, YouTube terminated 20 channels for deceptive practices. Experts warn labels don't travel across platforms and can be removed; durable watermarking and cryptographic metadata are urged as ad-driven 'AI slop' drowns out authentic content.
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18 Sep