---
title: "Someone Deepfaked Barack Obama Into “Black Panther”"
description: "Watch former President Barack Obama become Marvel's Black Panther and say \"Wakanda Forever!\" in a new deepfake."
date: "2019-10-10"
modified: "2019-10-18"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/deepfake-barack-obama-black-panther"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "deepfake"
  - "deepfakes"
  - "the digest"
  - "YouTube"
---

# Someone Deepfaked Barack Obama Into “Black Panther”

![In this deepfake, former U.S. president Barack Obama takes over for Chadwick Boseman as the Marvel superhero Black Panther.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/deepfake-barack-obama-black-panther.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Sham00K via YouTube\</em\>*

## Wakanda Forever

The [deepfakers](<https://futurism.com/tags/deepfake>) of YouTube have struck again.

This time, former U.S. president Barack Obama takes over for actor Chadwick Boseman as the Marvel superhero Black Panther from the 2018 blockbuster of the same name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLAj4-FKnO4

In the video, faux-Obama delivers a stirring speech at the United Nations about how the fictional nation of Wakanda is finally ready to open up to the world — a fitting choice for a former U.S. president.

## Black Panther for President

YouTuber Sham00K even included Obama's synthesized voice with the help of [StableVoices](<https://www.youtube.com/c/AStableGenius>), a separate social media account that uses AI-powered audio synthesis software to replicate famous voices.

It's yet another powerful instance of the use of deepfakes. Well, apart from some smaller issues — Obama's face appears to be a little too big for Boseman's head at times and the lighting gives the illusion away a few times.

In any case, Wakanda forever, Barack.

**READ MORE:** [Barack Panther \[Obama/Black Panther deep fake\]](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLAj4-FKnO4>) \[YouTube\]

More deepfakes: *[Someone Deepfaked Trump Into “Breaking Bad” and It’s Horrifying](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/deepfake-trump-breaking-bad>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

### Author social links  
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