Channel 14 airs AI-generated deepfake of Yoav Galant
Channel 14 broadcast a deepfake video of former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Galant on April 13, 2025, in which the AI system made statements in his voice. The presenter stopped the broadcast within 15 seconds and apologized, and the channel's management announced an investigation into the incident.
What happened
Channel 14 broadcast an AI-generated deepfake video of former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Galant on the evening broadcast on April 13, 2025. The video, created by Iranian sources, showed Galant allegedly saying statements about the United States failing to defeat the Houthis and Yemen being the most serious threat to Israel, with the video voiced in Hebrew with a Persian accent.
The video aired for approximately 15 seconds before the presenter, Sarah Beck, stopped the broadcast and apologized, stating 'this is an error' and explaining that the video was AI-generated and not Galant's actual words. The channel's management stated the video 'was received during the broadcast and aired without preliminary review, in complete contradiction to procedures.'
Reported impact
The channel's management stated it 'views this with severity' and conducted an investigation into the incident.
Index analysis
The article notes that this was not Channel 14's only unusual use of AI, citing a previous news article about a US general's appointment that used AI-generated images rather than the actual photograph.
Governance controls
Channel 14's management stated the video 'was received during the broadcast and aired without preliminary review, in complete contradiction to procedures,' and the channel initiated an investigation.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.