Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Ghazala Hashmi deepfake (Oct 2025)
Republican candidate John Reid released a YouTube video showing himself debating an AI-generated version of Democratic Senator Ghazala Hashmi. Hashmi’s campaign says she declined to debate Reid, and that his use of…
- Incident date
- Oct 2025
- Target
- Ghazala Hashmi
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Republican candidate John Reid released a YouTube video showing himself debating an AI-generated version of Democratic Senator Ghazala Hashmi. Hashmi’s campaign says she declined to debate Reid, and that his use of her image and voice through AI was not approved and did not reflect her actual statements or positions.