Black women deepfake (Jul 2025)

AI-generated videos depicting Black women as "bigfoot baddies" are going viral on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. These videos perpetuate racist tropes by portraying Black women as primates, using caricatured African American Vernacular English, and showing them in stereotypical situations. One popular Instagram account has multiple videos with over a million views, and copycat accounts are reposting or creating similar content. The bio of one account links to a course teaching users how to create such videos. The algorithms on these platforms further amplify the spread of these racist videos.