Deepfake case study · Video
Martin Luther King Jr., SNAP Benefits recipients deepfake (Dec 2025)
OpenAI's Sora 2 app allows users to create deepfake videos from text prompts. Examples include a fake video of a figure skater with a cat, Mario in a police chase, and a fake news interview about SNAP benefits that…
- Incident date
- Dec 2025
- Target
- Martin Luther King Jr., SNAP Benefits recipients
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
OpenAI's Sora 2 app allows users to create deepfake videos from text prompts. Examples include a fake video of a figure skater with a cat, Mario in a police chase, and a fake news interview about SNAP benefits that made it to Fox News. Numerous fake videos of Martin Luther King Jr. led to his likeness being banned from the app.