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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and other high-profile figures deepfake (Mar 2025)
Deepfake videos circulating on social media platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, showed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto offering financial aid. Victims were instructed to contact a WhatsApp number and pay…
- Incident date
- Mar 2025
- Target
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and other high-profile figures
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake videos circulating on social media platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, showed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto offering financial aid. Victims were instructed to contact a WhatsApp number and pay an "administrative fee" to receive the aid, which never materialized. Police arrested a suspect who profited from the scam. At least 22 TikTok accounts promoted the scheme. TikTok removed one deepfake video and the associated account.