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Greta Thunberg deepfake video about 'vegan grenades' and 'sustainable tanks' fools viewers

A video of Greta Thunberg speaking about ‘vegan grenades’ and ‘sustainable tanks’ was digitally altered but the deepfake clip still managed to deceive a few viewers online.

The viral video dubs environmental activist Greta Thunberg asking for ‘sustainable tanks’ and ‘ vegan grenades’ and the false clip has fooled some social media users.

Watch Greta Thunberg deepfake video about ‘vegan grenades’

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.

Recently, a video of 20-year-old Thunberg speaking about war during a televised interview has circulated on social media.

The clip shows the activist suggesting the use of “sustainable tanks” and “vegan hand grenades” in order to make war more environmentally friendly:

“War is always bad, specifically for the planet. If we want to continue fighting battles, like environmentally conscious humans, we must make the change to sustainable tanks. There are so many new concepts for battery-powered fighter jets that can carry biodegradable missiles.”

Thunberg is then shown saying how people can block the road to farms and gardens so that plants do not get harmed in war-like situations and allegedly suggests:

“If you use hand grenades, please use vegan hand grenades. No animal should have to give their life for all this mayhem and chaos.”

The viral video has since been debunked and labelled as a deepfake clip, meaning that Greta Thunberg did not suggest “vegan hand grenades” or anything of the sort.

A deepfake is a video of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, this feature is typically used to spread false information.

Many Twitter accounts have shared the satire video, including a page named @WallStreetSilv.

The original video of Greta Thunberg was digitally altered

By watching closely, viewers can recognise that the audio in the clip does not match the lip movement of the Swedish activist.

Additionally, the words “Satire” can be seen written in the bottom-right corner of the video, indicating that the footage is fake.

This video has been digitally altered and Greta Thunberg’s mouth and her voice were deepfaked. You can find a clip of the original interview here:

The original video can be found on YouTube, showing Greta Thunberg speaking on British television magazine and chat show program BBC’s The One Show – about how to tackle climate anxiety.

Since many people believed Thunberg truly advocated these ideas, the Twitter platform, now X, has also added a note at the bottom of the video claiming that it had been “digitally altered”, stating that Greta Thunberg’s mouth and voice were “deepfaked.”

Funny reactions to the satire video of Greta Thunberg

A Twitter user named @MendyHowe12 jokingly asked: “Is this an AI-generated parody, or is this real? Difficult to tell as Greta is a real-life parody. And be sure you use vegan grenades.”

Another user named @thisisorlando used a meme in the comment: “With Greta in our world, the situation is under control.”