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Catholic Church/Pope Leo XIV deepfake (Jun 2025)

A YouTube video claimed to feature a speech by Pope Leo XIV. Grok, an AI-powered search tool, identified the video as AI-generated, meaning the papal message was likely a deepfake. Even if doctrinally sound, deepfake…

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Jun 2025
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Catholic Church/Pope Leo XIV
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read

A YouTube video claimed to feature a speech by Pope Leo XIV. Grok, an AI-powered search tool, identified the video as AI-generated, meaning the papal message was likely a deepfake. Even if doctrinally sound, deepfake content can be dangerous because it undermines trust.

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