Apart from being a UFC commentator and a podcaster, Joe Rogan is also a huge fitness enthusiast. The 55-year-old is trained in Jiu-Jitsu. He was also a professional Taekwondo fighter. Rogan also talks about physical and mental health in detail on his podcast. Because of his strong health and fitness knowledge, many like to listen to his podcast. However, not too long ago, his JRE was in the deep waters. It seems the troubled waters are not a thing of the past because there’s yet another misinformation issue at hand.
Rogan has never been the one who promotes fitness supplements on his podcast. Rogan has always been a believer in natural foods. That is why, when users on TikTok found Rogan talking about a libido-boosting supplement, the video went viral.
Joe Rogan’s fake video goes viral
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All did not look right with the video where Rogan was promoting a supplement called Alpha Grind. In the video, Rogan and the guest at his podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman, can be heard talking about the benefits of using this product. The video was later found to be fake after its deeper inspection.
BREAKING: This AI deepfake video rendering of Joe Rogan is going viral on TikTok. This is the start of massive waves of new scams & misinformation!
If only there was a decentralized GPU compute/rendering network that can authenticate provenance for IP. $RNDR https://t.co/m5WQvJjEuF pic.twitter.com/VqtQgEFcyJ
— 🤖 MachineAlpha ⭕️ (@ImMachineAlpha) February 13, 2023
Someone had created a Deepfake video and used AI to create Rogan’s voice. Whoever created the video edited it smartly and viewers did not expect it to be fake at the first view.
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The video went viral instantly on TikTok and also received more than 5 million views.
The aftermath of Rogan’s fictitious video
TikTok deleted the video after it gained popularity. An account named @mikesmithtrainer posted this video, and even the account is not accessible now. According to the Mashable article, A TikTok spokesperson confirmed that the company has “removed these videos under our harmful misinformation policy”.
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They created a false conversation. We never had. We were talking about something very different.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) February 12, 2023
Dr. Andrew Huberman has also replied to a tweet about this issue. “They created a false conversation. We never had. We were talking about something very different”, Dr. Huberman said.
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This is not the first time deepfake videos have surfaced on TikTok. These kinds of videos have become increasingly common on social platforms. With easy access to AI, such videos are now easier than ever to make. TikTok has been making efforts to take down deepfake videos since 2020, but getting rid of them completely is a difficult task. What are your thoughts on this video?
