{"id":45195,"date":"2025-03-05T21:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-of-indonesian-oil-executive-demonstrating-petrol-mixing-scheme-bears-ai-signs\/05\/03\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T21:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:12:29","slug":"clip-of-indonesian-oil-executive-demonstrating-petrol-mixing-scheme-bears-ai-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-of-indonesian-oil-executive-demonstrating-petrol-mixing-scheme-bears-ai-signs\/05\/03\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of Indonesian oil executive &#8216;demonstrating petrol mixing scheme&#8217; bears AI signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">After Indonesia&#8217;s attorney general&#8217;s office announced the arrest of several oil executives for alleged corruption, footage appearing to show one of the men demonstrating how high-quality petrol is diluted surfaced online. But visual errors in the video indicate it has been generated using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is how the CEO of Pertamina mixes Pertalite and Pertamax,&#8221; reads the Indonesian-language text overlay on the video <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5QZG-PNT5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared on TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared on TikTok<\/a> on February 28, 2025. &#8220;Mixing Pertalite and Pertamax is how the Pertamina CEO made his illicit gain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clip shows a man pouring green liquid from a container labelled &#8220;Pertalite&#8221; into a jar of blue fluid marked &#8220;Pertamax&#8221;. Both are brand names for petrol that state-owned energy firm PT Pertamina sells.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post, captured on March 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post surfaced after Indonesia&#8217;s attorney general&#8217;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/indonesia-arrests-pertamina-officials-in-12-bn-graft-case-54e001a6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said<\/a> on February 25 it had arrested executives from subsidiaries of PT Pertamina in an alleged $12 billion graft case (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/YU8F-8G49\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seven suspects, including at least four Pertamina officials, were arrested, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They are accused of working together between 2018 and 2023 to import crude from overseas suppliers at higher prices rather than source it domestically as mandated by Indonesian law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The case also involved a\u00a0petrol\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/x0s5fcds5dk?si=32dyMix-WD34Ab1F&amp;t=1083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:blending process;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">blending process<\/a> that is &#8220;not permitted&#8221;, according to the attorney general&#8217;s office (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Q7PF-NPRG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pertamina said in a statement that it would respect the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Similar videos racked up more than 16 million views on <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/TU4Z-WPVC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250304050343\/https:\/\/www.snackvideo.com\/@anahelwua\/video\/5236710574344104493?userId=150001386114673&amp;photoId=5236710574344104493&amp;cc=COPY_LINK&amp;timestamp=1740712972312&amp;language=en-us&amp;share_device_id=ANDROID_20b9e35f4640f926&amp;share_uid=0&amp;share_id=ANDROID_20b9e35f4640f926_1740712971215&amp;sharePage=photo&amp;share_item_type=photo&amp;share_item_info=5236710574344104493&amp;fid=0&amp;et=1_a%2F4835045899024578267_sr0&amp;shareEnter=1&amp;kpn=KWAI_BULLDOG&amp;authorKwaiId=anahelwua&amp;translateKey=food_share_text_081003&amp;shareBucket=in&amp;pwa_source=share&amp;shareCountry=IDN&amp;shareBiz=photo&amp;short_key=j8SS8l2J&amp;PWA_share_N_string=20&amp;request_source=1001&amp;share_redirect_switch_choice=pwa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SnackVideo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SnackVideo<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/HE5R-W9HC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The corruption suspect has shown us how to mix the petrol, why does Pertamina still make excuses?&#8221; one user wrote, appearing to believe the clip is genuine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It turns out they did the mixing by themselves,&#8221; another said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Visual errors<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A watermark on the upper right corner of the video indicates it was created using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.pixverse.ai\/onboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PixVerse.ai;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PixVerse.ai<\/a>, which according to its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PixVerse_Official\/videos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube profile;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube profile<\/a> is a generative AI model that can &#8220;transform&#8221; text prompts and images &#8220;into stunning videos within minutes&#8221; (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/6HVC-K46V\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/A6VU-UMKS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4&amp;t=4s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keyword searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Keyword searches<\/a> on YouTube surfaced a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zjPAhj1nfCU&amp;t=3s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">report<\/a> from broadcaster Kompas on February 27 showing a similar scene but without the supposed petrol mixing part (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/G7H9-3BTR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison between the false post (L) and the clip from Kompas TV&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"405\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6EFlEkffghWaSUmq6Flmwg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQwNQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/675645146f2254bd71eb31d3ed53ed1b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison between the false post (L) and the clip from Kompas TV<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An earlier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antaranews.com\/foto\/4671437\/dirut-pt-pertamina-patra-niaga-ditetapkan-kejaksaan-sebagai-tersangka-dalam-kasus-korupsi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">report<\/a> from Antara news agency includes a closely-matching image. It identified the man as Riva Siahaan, CEO of a Pertamina subsidiary firm,\u00a0leaving the attorney general&#8217;s building after he was arrested (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/MLC8-NMHM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An analysis of the video also found multiple visual errors. It starts with the man&#8217;s handcuffs suddenly disappearing to show him holding a container.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two seconds in, his hand dips into the green liquid without getting wet. And when he pours the fluid to the other container, it does not appear to get full.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While there is no foolproof method to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.33BZ68V\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spot AI-generated media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">spot AI-generated media<\/a>, identifying watermarks and visual inconsistencies can help, as errors still occur despite the meteoric progress in generative AI.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshots of frames from the video highlighting the visual errors&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"448\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ed2DD831qMfYa3vDu7Z01w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ0OA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/363aaa567477925ad52e8d36ef35d1ed\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshots of frames from the video highlighting the visual errors<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36Z76PW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked misinformation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked misinformation<\/a> in Indonesia using AI-generated <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36PC9BD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clips;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/clip-indonesian-oil-executive-demonstrating-014853902.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Indonesia&rsquo;s attorney general&rsquo;s office announced the arrest of several oil executives for alleged corruption, footage appearing to show one of the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-of-indonesian-oil-executive-demonstrating-petrol-mixing-scheme-bears-ai-signs\/05\/03\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}