Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Officer John Skehan deepfake (Oct 2025)
Jaxen Cole allegedly created a deepfake video using a police officer's body camera footage, digitally manipulating the officer's voice to say different things. The altered video was posted on Cole's Facebook and…
- Incident date
- Oct 2025
- Target
- Officer John Skehan
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Jaxen Cole allegedly created a deepfake video using a police officer's body camera footage, digitally manipulating the officer's voice to say different things. The altered video was posted on Cole's Facebook and Instagram accounts around February 14, 2025. The deepfake had the caption 'Do you think this officer wants to be my Valentine?' and had Officer Skehan's voice saying things about how much he admires Jaxon Cole and wants his autograph.