Deepfake case study · Video
Cheryl Bennett deepfake (Jan 2025)
A deepfake video falsely depicted Bennett making racist and offensive remarks. The video was shared to a lawyer's 200,000+ social media followers, resulting in Bennett facing abuse and causing her to take two weeks…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Cheryl Bennett
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake video falsely depicted Bennett making racist and offensive remarks. The video was shared to a lawyer's 200,000+ social media followers, resulting in Bennett facing abuse and causing her to take two weeks off work for safety reasons. Strangers harassed her family. The lawyer paid substantial damages and costs. The SRA is investigating the lawyer's behavior, while the creator of the deepfake video remains unknown.