Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Muslims deepfake (Sep 2025)
AI-generated images and videos portraying Muslims as threats or instigators of disorder were spread on social media, contributing to anti-Muslim hate and far-right extremism. The content was linked to violent riots…
- Incident date
- Sep 2025
- Target
- Muslims
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated images and videos portraying Muslims as threats or instigators of disorder were spread on social media, contributing to anti-Muslim hate and far-right extremism. The content was linked to violent riots in Southport after false claims wrongly identified the suspect in a mass stabbing of children as a Muslim asylum seeker.