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Fact check: Ads on Trump’s Truth Social link to Carney deepfake
A deepfake video of Mark Carney was found in ads on Truth Social, attempting to scam viewers into sending money, according to a CBC fact check.
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- Mark Carney
Updated May 26, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake video of Mark Carney appeared in ads on Truth Social. The ads, discovered by CBC's Fact Check team, link to a video designed to defraud viewers.
What happened
The deepfake video attempts to scam viewers into sending money. The ads containing the deepfake were running on Truth Social as of May 2026. The existence of the deepfake and its presence in ads was reported by CBC News.