Video of Rahul Gandhi Resigning From Congress Is Edited, Has AI-Generated Audio [Video]

A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reading a statement off a sheet of paper in an office, surrounded by media personnel, is being shared on social media.

What does Gandhi say?: In the claim, Gandhi is heard speaking in Hindi, saying “I, Rahul Gandhi, hereby resign from the Congress party. I can no longer pretend to be Hindu for the sake of elections. After the ‘Nyay Yatra’, I released the ‘Nyay Patra‘ as well, but Modiji is sending corrupt people to jail. This Modi Raj (rule), will send us corrupt people to jail, too, so I am going to my maternal grandfather’s house in Italy.”

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Is it true?: No, the video has been manipulated to include audio that is likely generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.