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Byrne Hobart and DoorDash deepfake (Jan 2026)
A DoorDash driver in Austin, Texas used AI to generate a fake delivery photo to falsely mark an order as delivered on December 27, 2025. The customer, Byrne Hobart, noticed inconsistencies in the photo and reported…
- Incident date
- Jan 2026
- Target
- Byrne Hobart and DoorDash
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A DoorDash driver in Austin, Texas used AI to generate a fake delivery photo to falsely mark an order as delivered on December 27, 2025. The customer, Byrne Hobart, noticed inconsistencies in the photo and reported it. DoorDash confirmed the AI-generated nature of the photo and banned the driver.