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It is not true that the singer, who, has left a letter asking for forgiveness to the former president (), unlike viral videos in.
One of them begins with what would be an excerpt from the false letter – “If I once left and can no longer ask for forgiveness in life, that this letter speaks for me” – and takes some facts of context. The video, for example, quotes an episode of the extinct “CQC” program where Preta asked Bolsonaro a question ,. But, lies in stating that the artist would have tried to embarrass the politician.
At the time, she asked how he would react if a child fell in love with a black woman, and Bolsonaro replied, “I won’t discuss promiscuity with anyone.
The use of AI could be detected with the naked eye. The image of a man who would be the presenter of the content is typical of the tool, which concludes by observing the way the figure moves the mouth, eyes and hands.
The report also made an appointment at Hive Moderation, a platform that recognizes the use of AI that can be used by anyone who suspects an image. According to, there is a 99% chance that the video verified here was generated by AI.
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The profile that published the content has 286,000 subscribers and posts only AI videos, many of them spreading rumors about politics without informing the source.
Contents saying that Preta would have regretted what he talked about about Bolsonaro began to be published two days after his death. The first of these, about lies that the artist would have said about the former president, was viewed 130,000 times until the publication of this text. He was one of the channel’s most viewed videos – 85 published, 53 had less than 15,000 views until the publication of this text.
The video verified here was the third about Preta and the most seen until the publication of this text, with 1.4 million views. Then, the channel also invented that the artist would have sent an audio to the former first lady (PL) and that the former president would have surprised “Goodbye to Preta Gil.”
The report tried to contact the head of the channel that published the videos, but there was no response until the publication of this text.
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The calculation of this content was made by Folha and published on August 1 by the Proof Project, a coalition that brings together 41 vehicles in the checking of viral content. It was verified by Correio Braziliense, Estadão and NSC.
