Deepfake case study · Image
Mads Mikkelsen deepfake (Nov 2025)
A software developer, Aya Bochman, created a deepfake image of herself with Mads Mikkelsen for her birthday, posting it on X. The image was convincing enough to fool many people online, sparking discussion about the…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- Mads Mikkelsen
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A software developer, Aya Bochman, created a deepfake image of herself with Mads Mikkelsen for her birthday, posting it on X. The image was convincing enough to fool many people online, sparking discussion about the realism and potential misuse of AI-generated content. Aya later admitted it was AI-generated and intended as a joke for her followers.