Deepfake case study · Video
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deepfake (Aug 2025)
A deepfake video depicted a fake Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing on the floor of Congress that a recent Sydney Sweeney ad, which advertised her “great jeans”, was racist. Chris Cuomo shared the video on Instagram…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake video depicted a fake Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing on the floor of Congress that a recent Sydney Sweeney ad, which advertised her “great jeans”, was racist. Chris Cuomo shared the video on Instagram before deleting it. The video was prominently watermarked as a "deepfake" video.