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Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister deepfake (Sep 2025)
Deepfake videos featuring Nirmala Sitharaman were circulated on social media, digitally manipulating her face and voice to make it appear as though she was personally endorsing a government-backed investment scheme…
- Incident date
- Sep 2025
- Target
- Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake videos featuring Nirmala Sitharaman were circulated on social media, digitally manipulating her face and voice to make it appear as though she was personally endorsing a government-backed investment scheme promising unrealistic returns (deposit Rs 22,000 and earn Rs 50,000 every month).