{"schema_version":"0.10.0","id":"LR-2026-0575","record_version":1,"title":"Deepfake videos traced to Maharashtra cleric in Ayush Malik case","verification":{"human_verified":false,"method":"automated_gate","auto_verified":true,"score":40.1,"score_breakdown":{"source_authority":12.1,"independent_corroboration":7.0,"implicated_party_confirmed":0.0,"citation_integrity":14.0,"specificity":0.0,"completeness":2.24,"unhedged_language":2.78},"checks":{"schema_valid":true,"every_field_cited":true,"quotes_verbatim":true,"source_fetched":true,"distinct_incident":true,"dates_plausible":true,"sources_agree":true,"source_describes_incident":true,"severe_backed_by_source":true,"record_integrity":true,"eligible":true,"about_this_case":true},"gate_version":"gate-2026-10-18.7","cross_check_model":null,"cross_check_agreement":null,"duplicate_of":null,"verified_by":null,"verified_at":"2026-11-01","extraction_run_id":null,"evidence_level":{"level":"preliminary","reason":"Publisher not yet named · subject to change","original_document":null,"reports_total":1,"reports_independent":0,"reports_derivative":0,"developing":false,"disputed":false,"rules_version":"evidence-2026-10-29.1","computed_at":"2026-11-01","history":[{"date":"2026-11-01","from_level":null,"to_level":"preliminary","reason":"Publisher not yet named · subject to change"}]},"sources_hash":"ebd47893428dddf0baf36aa8db04708c6be71c68d872881592801426bf9fd5d5"},"system":{"model_name":null,"model_version":null,"developer":"unknown","harness":null,"tools_granted":[],"permissions_scope":null,"autonomy_level":"unknown","guardrails_present":[],"deployment_context":"unknown","tier":null,"lifecycle_stage":null,"integration_type":null,"intended_use":null,"safeguard_state":null,"production_intended":null},"event":{"date_occurred":null,"date_disclosed":"2026-06-16","incident_class":"other","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":null,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"unknown","duration":null,"detection_method":"human_review","summary":"A video showing Ayush Malik, the son of a businessman from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, saying he had converted to Islam of his own free will was circulated widely on social media. Police investigations later found the video was not authentic and had allegedly been created using artificial intelligence tools. A second clip, featuring a woman claiming to be his sister, also circulated; his father said she had no connection to the family. Police traced the source of the AI-generated video to Nashik in Maharashtra, where it had been uploaded through an Instagram account allegedly linked to a well-known cleric. The clip was circulated through more than 50 accounts, and investigators are examining their role. Three accused were already in jail in the wider conversion case, and the cleric has reportedly apologised while police action may still follow.","tags":[],"date_detected":null,"near_miss":null,"root_cause":null,"root_cause_detail":null,"failure_class_detail":null,"responsible_party":null,"adversarial_actor":null,"input_provenance":null,"time_to_contain":null,"operations_paused":null,"remediation":null,"precursor_events":null,"primary_risk":"RK19"},"impact":{"direct_loss_usd":null,"remediation_hours":null,"records_exposed":null,"third_parties_affected_count":null,"severity":"moderate","harm_class":[],"affected_description":null,"protected_class_involved":null,"data_categories_exposed":[],"loss_range_usd":null,"reversibility":null,"downstream_exposure_count":null},"evidence":{"sources":[{"url":"https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/ai-twist-in-ayush-malik-conversion-case-police-trace-deepfake-videos-to-maharashtra-cleric-2026-06-16-1045099","publisher":"India TV News","date":"2026-06-16","type":"press","title":"AI twist in Ayush Malik conversion case: Police trace deepfake videos to Maharashtra cleric - India TV News","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report"}],"per_field_confidence":{"event.detection_method":"C","event.incident_class":"D","impact.severity":"D","event.primary_risk":"D","event.summary":"C","system.autonomy_level":"D","system.deployment_context":"D","event.trigger":"D","context.country":"D","system.developer":"D","event.date_disclosed":"D","context.denominator_available":"D"},"field_citations":{"event.detection_method":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"However, police investigations later found that the video was not authentic and had allegedly been created using artificial intelligence tools."}],"event.incident_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"police investigations revealing that several viral videos linked to the case were allegedly generated using AI technology"}],"impact.severity":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The clip was widely shared across social media platforms and was circulated through more than 50 different accounts."}],"event.summary":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the video, he appeared to say that nobody had pressured him to convert and that he would never abandon his new faith."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"However, police investigations later found that the video was not authentic and had allegedly been created using artificial intelligence tools."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Deoraj Malik publicly clarified that the woman featured in the viral video had no connection with his family and that they did not know her."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Officials reportedly found that the content had been uploaded through an Instagram account allegedly linked to a well-known cleric."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The clip was widely shared across social media platforms and was circulated through more than 50 different accounts."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Sources indicate that the cleric linked to the account has apologised, but police action may still follow based on the findings of the probe."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"The sources give no incident, occurrence, or detection dates; the header date 2026-06-16 is the article date and was not used as a value, so date fields are omitted. 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