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15-year-old Elliston Berry deepfake (Dec 2024)
A classmate used AI to manipulate a picture of 15-year-old Elliston Berry from her Instagram, removing her dress and distributing the altered image on Snapchat. The image circulated for nine months. This incident…
- Incident date
- Dec 2024
- Target
- 15-year-old Elliston Berry
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A classmate used AI to manipulate a picture of 15-year-old Elliston Berry from her Instagram, removing her dress and distributing the altered image on Snapchat. The image circulated for nine months. This incident prompted Elliston Berry to urge Congress to pass the Take It Down Act.