Viral audio recording of principal making racist remarks was AI-generated, according to police

Viral audio recording of principal making racist remarks was AI-generated, according to police


A viral recording purporting to show a Maryland school principal making racially charged remarks has been determined by police to be a fake, according to WBAL-TV. According to police, the recording was generated by the school’s former athletic director, Dazhon Darien, who was upset that his contract was not renewed. Darien has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in connection with the incident, including stalking, theft, disruption of school operations, and retaliation against a witness.

The principal, Eric Eiswert, became the subject of national controversy in January after a recording that purported to be his voice was circulated widely on social media. In the apparently fake recording, a voice sounding like Eiswert made a number of racially charged comments about black and Jewish teachers

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