Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Andre Tillman's Fictional Persona deepfake (Jun 2025)
A fabricated TikTok story depicted a nonexistent Kansas City electrician and basketball coach, Andre Tillman, being arrested. The story, amplified by AI, garnered millions of views and spawned fraudulent GoFundMe…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Andre Tillman's Fictional Persona
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A fabricated TikTok story depicted a nonexistent Kansas City electrician and basketball coach, Andre Tillman, being arrested. The story, amplified by AI, garnered millions of views and spawned fraudulent GoFundMe campaigns before being debunked by police and removed from the platform.