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February 2026
·60- imageVideogamer.com
Videogamer.com allegedly used AI to create a fake reviewer persona named "Brian Merrygold" with a fake avatar to publish an AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem. Metacritic removed the review and banned…
- audioLehi parent
A parent in Lehi received a phone call where the audio of their child's screaming voice, generated using AI, was used to convince them that their child had been kidnapped and to demand money.
- imageDaisy Dixon
UK journalist Daisy Dixon discovered AI-generated, sexualized images of herself on X in December 2025, created using the platform's own Grok AI tool. It took days for the platform to geoblock the function, while the…
- imageDelevan Drive Elementary School
Fourth graders were asked to create a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using AI. The AI generated sexualized imagery instead of images related to the book. Parents were able to reproduce the results on school-issued…
- mixedVitor Lourenço de Souza and Milena Luciani Sanchez
Meta is suing Vitor Lourenço de Souza and Milena Luciani Sanchez for using altered celebrity images and voices to promote fake healthcare products. Also suing B&B Suplementos e Cosméticos Ltda for creating deepfakes…
- imagexAI
AI-generated sexualized images were created using the Grok AI system developed by Elon Musk's xAI and integrated into X, and circulated on the platform. This led to investigations by privacy regulators in multiple…
- mixedJoaquin Oliver
Joaquin Oliver, who died in the Parkland school shooting, was "brought back" via generative AI to be interviewed about gun control. His parents hoped it would promote gun control. The article discusses the ethical…
- imageCayden Cork's victim
Army cadet Cayden Cork used generative AI to create fake nude images of a woman and threatened to release them if she did not send actual nude photos of herself. He was court-martialed and dismissed from West Point…
- imageWilliam Hamish Yeates
William Hamish Yeates allegedly created sexually explicit deepfake images of a teenage girl and shared them on social media. He faces charges under new laws against deepfake pornography.
- audioLehi residents
Lehi police warn residents of AI voice-cloning scams where criminals mimic loved ones' voices to demand ransom, highlighting the growing threat of AI-driven fraud.
- videoVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Deepfake videos of Hollywood actors Nikki Blonsky, Jon Seda, and Gabriella Pizzolo were created and used to pressure European leaders to stop supporting Ukraine and accept a peace deal on Russia's terms. The videos…
- imageRenee Nicole Good
After Renee Nicole Good was killed, users on X used Grok to generate sexualized images of her dead body. They requested the AI to nonconsensually undress her and put her in a bikini.
- audioUK households and businesses
Scammers are using AI-generated voice cloning to impersonate trusted organizations such as HM Revenue & Customs and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in the UK. They use spoofed numbers and pressure tactics to…
- mixedschool staff
A social media account posted deeply inappropriate deepfake content targeting school staff, prompting a police investigation in Jersey.
- audioJennifer DeStefano
Jennifer DeStefano received a phone call where the caller sounded like her daughter, Brianna, claiming to have been kidnapped and demanding a ransom. The voice was cloned using AI.
- videoKarol Nawrocki
A deepfake video altered a speech made by Poland's President Karol Nawrocki to make it seem like he was promoting a fraudulent investment platform.
- imageEuropeans
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot on X generated nonconsensual deepfake images, including putting females, possibly including children, in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing. This led to an EU privacy investigation…
- imageItasca ISD students and staff
A former student allegedly used AI to create sexually explicit images of current students and staff using their photographs. The images were digitally altered.
- audioElderly woman in Delhi
An elderly woman in Delhi was defrauded of ₹2 lakh after criminals used AI to clone her daughter's voice and stage a fake kidnapping call. The scammer, mimicking the daughter's voice, pressured her into transferring…
- videoexecutives
Deepfakes are used to impersonate executives on video calls to authorize payments. Attackers generate convincing avatars of senior executives and use them to pass liveness checks during video calls. AI is also used…
- videoBarack Obama
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video portraying Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes dancing to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
- mixedFoschini Retail Group (TFG)
An impostor posing as the CFO scammed the Foschini Retail Group, resulting in payments being authorized totalling more than R22 million to fraudulent bank accounts.
- videoJaideep Sharma
Jaideep Sharma used a deepfake video of his deceased father at his wedding reception, where the father was seen blessing the newlyweds.
- videoNarendra Modi
Congress created nine AI-generated videos critical of Narendra Modi, which were then removed from social media platforms on orders from BJP-ruled governments. The videos showed Modi turning his back on his…
- videoEmmanuel Macron
A video was created using AI that showed Macron criticizing India and blaming them for losses related to the Rafale deal. The video was proven false by reverse image searches and AI detection tools.
- videoPeter Magyar
A campaign advertisement from Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz, depicts a fictional execution scene of a Hungarian soldier, which was AI-generated and used to attack Peter Magyar's party, Tisza, by suggesting they…
- videoApple
A deepfake video was created showing an iPhone 18 with a MagSafe port instead of a USB-C port. The video went viral on TikTok, with many users believing it to be a real product announcement from Apple. The video…
- videoJasmine Crockett
An AI-generated video of Jasmine Crockett and John Cornyn dancing was created and shared, making it harder to discern fact from fiction during election times.
- videocelebrity
Celebrity faces were swapped in videos for commercial promotion, violating AI labeling regulations. Thousands of accounts were penalized for creating and distributing unlabeled AI videos, AI-driven defamation, and…
- videoWarner Bros
Warner Bros. sent a cease and desist letter to ByteDance, claiming its AI video platform Seedance 2.0 infringes on Warner Bros characters like Superman, Batman, and Game of Thrones figures by allowing users to create…
- videoTom Cruise
A viral AI-generated fight between 'Tom Cruise' and 'Brad Pitt' sparked controversy in Hollywood.
- videoZohran Mamdani
Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign created an AI-generated video depicting Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his hands while his supporters shoplifted, sold drugs, and drove drunk. The Cuomo campaign took it down after…
- audioOlder people
Fraudsters are cold calling people to gather personal information and using AI to clone their voices. The voice clones are then used to set up direct debits without the victim's knowledge.
- audioretail client
AI bots requested $21 returns across thousands of calls to a retail client's contact center. Each amount was below agent authorization thresholds, so the money went out without question.
- videoRichard Nixon
A deepfake video was created showing President Richard Nixon giving a speech announcing that the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon and would die there. The deepfake was part of an MIT museum exhibit.
- imageNekima Levy Armstrong
The Trump administration used generative AI to alter a photograph of the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong. The altered image, posted by the White House, added tears and darkened her skin.
- audioRadha Devi
An elderly woman was scammed out of money after receiving a phone call from a voice that sounded like her daughter, claiming to have been kidnapped. The voice was a deepfake created using AI voice cloning technology…
- mixedUkrainian Olympians
Russian propagandists are using AI-generated videos with cloned voices to discredit Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics. They altered a real press conference video of Kirsty Coventry, replacing her voice with…
- mixedArea Police and Fire Departments
AI-generated posts disguised as news are misleading residents, misrepresenting public safety agencies, and fueling unnecessary outrage. The deepfakes included fabricated details about incidents, such as a major fire…
- videoNetflix
ByteDance's AI video tool Seedance 2.0 generated videos mimicking characters and scenes from Netflix shows like 'Stranger Things', 'Bridgerton', and 'Squid Game'. Netflix sent a cease-and-desist letter, accusing…
- imageHungary
AI-generated images were created and spread online, falsely claiming that Hungary had built heated tunnels for stray dogs. The images showed dogs in a glass-enclosed corridor.
- audioFrançoise Cadol
Françoise Cadol, the French voice of Lara Croft, filed a legal notice against Aspyr, charging them with unauthorized AI usage of her voice in Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered.
- videoArup
Executives at the UK engineering firm Arup were impersonated on a video call by criminals, resulting in the firm losing £20 million.
- imageWomen
The article discusses a policy proposal by Keir Starmer to combat the spread of deepfake nudes and revenge porn. It mentions an incident where X's Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual images of women in bikinis and…
- mixedEni Popoola
Eni Popoola, a beauty and fashion influencer, discovered a deepfake ad on YouTube featuring her face and voice promoting an online course she had never heard of.
- mixeddoctors
Scammers are using AI to create deepfake videos of doctors endorsing medical products without their consent. These videos clone the faces and voices of real physicians to promote unverified supplements and…
- imageX users
X users allegedly prompted the Grok account on X to generate sexualized images of real people, including children. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is investigating X over concerns that this could breach EU…
- mixedHigh school students
High school students used AI to create deepfakes of classmates, including sexually explicit videos. The deepfakes caused emotional distress to the victims.
- imageX platform users
Grok, X's AI bot, was used to create and post millions of sexualized and revealing images, some based on real photos and potentially including minors, without consent. The EU and UK are investigating whether this…
- videoJia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke collaborated with Seedance 2.0 to create an AI-generated video titled “Jia Zhangke’s Dance.” The video features a digital recreation of the filmmaker in a scripted, meta-fictional exchange about…
- imageX
Elon Musk's social media platform X is under investigation after its Grok AI chatbot generated nonconsensual, sexualized deepfake images on the platform.
- imageDonald Trump
Nicki Minaj posted an AI-generated image on X (formerly Twitter) of herself with Donald Trump to commemorate Presidents' Day. The image depicted Trump in a pink jacket, and fans and critics had mixed reactions,…
- audioDavid Greene
David Greene is suing Google, alleging that the male voice in its NotebookLM AI podcast is based on his voice and was created without his permission. He fears the voice will be used to spread conspiracy theories.
- imageMinors
Approximately 3 million AI-generated nude images, some depicting minors, were found to have proliferated online. The Spanish government is investigating X, Meta, and TikTok for potential crimes related to these…
- imageChildren
Social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok are under investigation for allegedly producing and spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material through their platforms and AI tools like Grok. Grok has been found to…
- imageRachel Burk
AI-generated CSAM was created using photographs taken from social media. The deepfakes depicted juveniles aged six to seventeen, some entirely naked or altered with inappropriate clothing. The suspect, Dalten Bryne…
- mixedPRiMER Journal
Authors submitted an AI-generated letter to the editor that was unusually critical of a recently published paper in the PRiMER journal. AI-detection tools indicated that a large percentage of the content was…
- imageSonia Gandhi
A fabricated image depicting Sonia Gandhi shaking hands with Jeffrey Epstein was circulated online. AI detection tools confirmed the image was AI-generated.
- mixedAnila Bisha
The Albanian government used Anila Bisha's image and voice, which were initially intended for a digital assistant, to create an AI "minister" named Diella without her consent. Bisha is suing the government for…
- videoGame of Thrones
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 was used to generate an alternate, happier ending for Game of Thrones. In this version, Daenerys survives and rules with Jon Snow, and they have a child together. The ending is considered too…