Deepfake case study · Video
Mayor Roger Steele and the City of Grand Island deepfake (Nov 2025)
A deepfake AI video was posted online using Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele’s appearance and voice, falsely claiming the city was banning Christmas lights and threatening to suspend electric utility service for…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- Mayor Roger Steele and the City of Grand Island
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake AI video was posted online using Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele’s appearance and voice, falsely claiming the city was banning Christmas lights and threatening to suspend electric utility service for non-compliance.