Deepfake case study · Video
Al Roker, Taylor Swift, Martin Sheen, Mark Cuban, friend of the author deepfake (Nov 2025)
The author describes seeing a deepfake video of a deceased friend announcing a lottery win, which was a scam to lure the author to a fraudulent site. The author also saw deepfakes of Al Roker endorsing hypertension…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- Al Roker, Taylor Swift, Martin Sheen, Mark Cuban, friend of the author
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The author describes seeing a deepfake video of a deceased friend announcing a lottery win, which was a scam to lure the author to a fraudulent site. The author also saw deepfakes of Al Roker endorsing hypertension medication, and similar deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Martin Sheen, and Mark Cuban.