Artificial intelligence implicated the Lebanese artist Ragheb Alama In a major crisis with Hezbollah supporters, after social media activists circulated an audio recording in which the Emirati artist… Abdullah with goodness A phone call with Ragheb Alamawho says to Belkhair in the context of his invitation to visit Lebanon: “Now Nasrallah is no longer around. We were relieved of him with an inappropriate word, and the world turned against Ragheb Alama.”
Immediately after the spread of this audio recording, Hezbollah supporters launched a fierce campaign against Raeb AlamaWith threats directed at him upon his arrival to Beirut, at the same time, the St. George School, owned by the artist Ragheb Alama in southern Lebanon, was subjected to vandalism and destruction, with phrases written in support of the former Secretary of Hezbollah and against the artist.
Ragheb Alama He was keen to clarify matters quickly and disavowed the audio recording that had been circulated, confirming that his voice had been imitated using artificial intelligence. He wrote in a post on his account on the X website: “Some activists are dealing with an artificial telephone conversation between a person and an artist, and through artificial intelligence, a voice and speech imitation occurred.” Not true. I deny this contact completely and in detail, and I will pursue the matter judicially to reach this person.
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Artist Abdullah Balkhair He was also keen to exonerate the artist Ragheb Alama of the accusations against him, during a video clip he posted on his account on the “Snapchat” website in which he said: “Good evening to you, you know the Snapchats that I posted in the morning with Ragheb Alama, all of which I deleted, due to him being deceived by artificial intelligence. While I was talking to him, the strange thing was that I could not recognize this trick and artificial intelligence, and that it was not the artist Ragheb Alama.”
Abdullah Belkhair denies what was circulated about him and the artist Ragheb Alama. After communicating with the latter’s office, he assured us that the news was false and provided us with this video.#onetvlebanon #abdallahbelkheir #raghebalama #Abdullah_with_good #Ragheb_Alama @raghebalama pic.twitter.com/NtetjAzLuI
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He added Abdullah with goodness“It became clear in the end that this was artificial intelligence, and I could not differentiate between it and Ragheb Alama’s voice. The problem is that Ragheb does not know about the matter and I did not speak to him, because I do not have a phone and do not communicate with him, and what happened and was published today has been deleted, so as not to cause inconvenience to others.” .
Abdullah Balkhair sent a message to Ragheb Alama, saying: “Artificial intelligence is dangerous and many have warned me about it, and I say to Ragheb, forgive me and I apologize to the great artist Ragheb Alama, and I do not have contact with him and I do not have a phone and I do not communicate with him. He is a great and capable artist and I love him and am one of his fans.”
Ragheb Alama returned and issued a statement to correct matters and said: “As part of the ongoing campaign of malicious rumors targeting the superstar Ragheb Alama, a video recently spread on social media sites containing a fake call between the artist Abdullah Belkhair and a person impersonating the artist Ragheb Alama, using elaborate techniques.” To imitate his voice.
Abdullah Belkhair denies what was circulated about him and the artist Ragheb Alama. After communicating with the latter’s office, he assured us that the news was false and provided us with this video.#onetvlebanon #abdallahbelkheir #raghebalama #Abdullah_with_good #Ragheb_Alama @raghebalama pic.twitter.com/NtetjAzLuI
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The statement added: “In this context, the office confirms Artist Ragheb Alama These alleged statements are strange statements, and their purpose is known and their authors are known. The artist Abdullah Al-Bakhair denied the authenticity of this call immediately after learning of the truth of the hoax, explaining that he was the victim of a clear deception and a premeditated attempt to intentionally insult the person of the artist Ragheb Alama and his prestigious status.
The statement continued: “Accordingly, the office calls upon… Artist Ragheb Alama Everyone who is involved in such offensive and illegal acts must immediately stop these criminal practices that only aim to spread lies and harm the artist’s reputation. The office also confirms that it will not be complacent in prosecuting the perpetrators of these acts legally.
The statement concluded: “This fake video is nothing more than a new addition to the series of malicious rumors that aim to undermine the luminous image of the artist Ragheb Alama, which for decades has been a symbol of fine art and honorable Lebanese national positions.