evidence: - About this Report - [...] Glossary of AI Terms - [...] The growing use of AI-generated false and misleading information is exacerbating the challenge of the so-called liar’s dividend, in which widespread wariness of falsehoods on a given topic can muddy the waters to the extent that people disbelieve true statements. For example, political actors have labeled reliable reporting as AI-enabled fakery, or spread manipulated content to sow doubt about very similar genuine content. In April 2023, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was rattled by a political controversy after leaked recordings captured Palanivel Thiagarajan, a prominent official in the state’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, disparaging his colleagues. Thiagarajan denounced the audio clips as machine generated; independent researchers determined that at least one was authentic. In Ethiopia, after a member of the ruling Prosperity Party was killed in the Amhara region in April 2023, state-affiliated media outlets released audio that purportedly linked a militia group to the killing. An organization released a report alleging that the audio recordings were manipulated using AI; another fact-checking group then accused the organization of being fake, casting doubt on the claim of AI manipulation.