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2025· 60 incidents
December 2025
·60- videoZoos and animal conservation groups
AI-generated videos showing animals exhibiting unusual behaviors are flooding social media, causing misinformation and altering the way people see them, negatively impacting wildlife conservation. A popular video of…
- videoUkrainian soldiers and Ukrainian government
AI-generated videos depicting Ukrainian soldiers surrendering or in peril, some using the likeness of Russian livestreamers to spread false narratives. The videos aimed to undermine morale and public support for…
- videoKeir Starmer, Labour Party
A network of over 150 YouTube channels spread fake, anti-Labour videos, accumulating over a billion views. These channels used AI-generated content to promote anti-Labour narratives and false accusations about Keir…
- imageCarmen Lau
Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau, living in exile in the UK, was targeted with AI-generated sexually explicit images sent to her neighbors. The images were included in letters bearing a Macau stamp and contained…
- mixedSteven Bartlett, Erica Mandy, voice actors, Charlie Kirk
AI-generated podcasts are flooding the market, some cloning voices without consent and generating content based on events like when Charlie Kirk was shot to create sensational podcasts.
- audioGayanne Potter
Voiceover artist Gayanne Potter's voice was allegedly used without permission to train an AI announcer called Iona for ScotRail. She claims her work for ReadSpeaker was intended for accessibility and e-learning…
- audioJill Finn and other seniors in Regina and Saskatoon
Seniors received phone calls from scammers impersonating their grandchildren, claiming to be in distress and needing bail money after a car accident. The scammers allegedly used AI to clone the voices of the victims'…
- mixedDavid Dobrik
The article describes an attempt to deepfake David Dobrik.
- audioGiorgio Armani, Patrizio Bertelli, Massimo Moratti, Sharon Brightwell
Scammers cloned the voice of Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto to solicit donations from prominent Italian business people. Massimo Moratti fell victim to the scam and lost money. Sharon Brightwell was targeted…
- imageA student at Corbett High School
An AI-generated nude image of a student was allegedly shared by another student, prompting a student walkout at Corbett High School.
- videoStudents at Great Schools Trust
Great Schools Trust is using AI deepfakes to provide bespoke feedback videos for each child after AI marks assessments. This will be trialled after feedback from staff, students, and parents. The goal is to provide…
- imageMinor Student
A nude AI-generated image of a minor student was created and circulated among students at Corbett High School. The principal conducted an internal investigation for three days before reporting the incident to the…
- imageStudent(s) at Corbett High School
Digitally-altered, sexually explicit images of at least one student were shared online. The images were digitally fabricated. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation.
- videoCryptocurrency investors
A cryptocurrency fraud network used deepfake videos of celebrities and politicians to trick victims into investing in fake cryptocurrency investment platforms, resulting in €700 million in damages. The network was…
- mixedCorporations and Individuals
The report describes deepfake-as-a-service platforms becoming widely available and used in corporate impersonation attacks where attackers impersonated executives to instruct employees to transfer money to fraudulent…
- mixedAI-generated images of children
AI-generated videos and images depicting what appear to be underage girls in sexualized clothing or positions are being posted on TikTok. These videos have garnered millions of likes, and comments often include links…
- mixedPolitical figures, Walmart employee
AI-generated political videos used for memes, entertainment, and disinformation. Mentions Trump using AI imagery. An account on facebook named 'USA Journey 897' posted AI videos of ICE raids and one video of a…
- videoAshley Bowkett, Mayor of Gloucester
An AI-generated video of the Mayor of Gloucester, Ashley Bowkett, was created by councillor Alastair Chambers. The video depicted the Mayor in ceremonial robes stating he would not allow an investigation into the…
- mixedBillie Eilish, California Court System, Louvre Museum
AI generated images of Billie Eilish at the 2025 Met Gala circulated when she did not attend. An AI generated video was submitted as evidence in a California housing dispute in 2025. AI generated images are being…
- mixedGoogle
Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google accusing them of copyright infringement due to Google Gemini's ability to create imagery including copyrighted Disney characters. Google's AI tools can generate images…
- audioWashington Post
The Washington Post launched AI-generated personalized podcasts, which included errors such as misattributing or inventing quotes and inserting commentary, leading to concerns about editorial quality.
- imageCorbett High School Students
AI-generated nude images of Corbett High School students were created and posted on social media. At least one student admitted to creating the picture. The images were deleted by the time the report was made and the…
- image50 Cent
Ja Rule circulated AI-generated images depicting 50 Cent with Diddy, escalating their ongoing feud. Marlon Wayans also shared one of the images. The images appear to have been created with artificial intelligence.
- videoRadnor High School students
An AI-generated video allegedly depicting students engaged in inappropriate behavior is circulating. The school and police are investigating.
- audioConway High School
An AI-generated phone call threatened a shooting at Conway High School. The call came in just after 10 a.m. on Dec. 9, and said a shooter was coming, according to police. About 12 hours later, a bomb threat was…
- audioWoman (lost $15,000)
A woman lost $15,000 after receiving a call that sounded like her daughter. The caller — actually an AI-generated voice — said there had been a car crash and demanded immediate payment.
- imageAt least one student of Corbett High School
AI-generated images that could constitute child sexual abuse material were posted online. The images were of at least one student from Corbett High School. The images were posted to social media but removed by the…
- mixedConsumers, Celebrities, Experts
AI-generated ads using digitally fabricated experts or deepfake videos and audios of celebrities are used to promote products like weight-loss pills, cosmetics, and illegal gambling sites on platforms like YouTube…
- mixedOrganizations, Recruiters
This article from Malwarebytes discusses the growing threat of fake job applicants using AI-generated resumes, fake identities, and potentially deepfake interviews. The goal is financial gain, identity fraud,…
- mixedZoom users
North Korean hackers used deepfakes of hosts and other participants in a Zoom meeting. They then introduced audio difficulties and instructed participants to install a malware patch.
- videoSeveral students at Radnor High School
An AI-generated video depicting several students inappropriately is being investigated by Radnor High School and Radnor Township Police. The families of the involved students have been contacted and provided with…
- mixedJessica Guistolise and other women
Ben, an acquaintance of Jessica Guistolise, created deepfake pornographic images and videos of women, including her, using a 'nudify' app. The images were created using screengrabs from social media. The article also…
- audioListeners of streaming services, Music Industry
AI-generated music by 'bands' like The Velvet Sundown, Breaking Rust, and Xania Monet are deceiving listeners and impacting the music industry. The Velvet Sundown fooled listeners on Spotify. Breaking Rust had a song…
- videoAvi Loeb
A fake AI-generated YouTube channel impersonating Avi Loeb spread misinformation about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, before being taken down after intervention.
- imageMultiple minors in Fremont County, Iowa
Three teenagers in Iowa were arrested for creating and sharing naked images of minors using AI. The images were shared through a local school and social media. Two of the teens were charged with six counts of…
- mixedProf David Taylor-Robinson, Duncan Selbie, Prof Tim Spector, Dr Michael Mosley, and other doctors
AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors are being used on social media platforms like TikTok, X, Facebook, and YouTube to promote supplements, specifically for Wellness Nest. Real footage of health experts is…
- mixedPotentially unknowing individuals whose images were used to create deepfakes, including possible children.
A database containing over a million images and videos related to AI image generation was exposed. The database, belonging to SocialBook and MagicEdit.app, included AI-generated pornographic images, face-swapped…
- mixedPatrizia Schlosser, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, female celebrities, politicians, European princesses, wives and daughters of US presidents
Patrizia Schlosser, a German journalist, was targeted with deepfake images of herself naked and performing sex acts with animals, posted on the Mr DeepFakes website. Mr DeepFakes also hosted deepfakes of female…
- imageWorld Vision, Save the Children UK, Doctors Without Borders, Peace Corps, Red Cross
Google's Nano Banana Pro AI image generator is creating racialized 'white savior' visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa, sometimes appending the logos of real charities. These images…
- audioA bank account
The article describes how someone broke into a bank account using an AI-generated voice. The attacker used ElevenLabs to clone a voice and then use that voice to authenticate and gain access to the account. This…
- videoProfessor David Taylor-Robinson
Deepfake doctors are exploiting trust in healthcare systems by using AI-generated likenesses to market supplements and spread medical misinformation
- imageJodie
Jodie's images were used on platforms for fake dating profiles, adverts for sex work, and posted on Reddit and other online forums with invitations to deepfake them into pornography. The deepfakes ended up on porn…
- imageRestaurants using Forkable, Boichik Bagels
Catering platform Forkable replaced restaurant photos with AI-generated images without warning, leading to customer and restaurant owner dissatisfaction. The AI-generated images were described as 'uncanny valley' and…
- mixedCelebrities, schoolgirls, and female teachers (including Taylor Swift and female students from a Sydney high school)
The article discusses the rise of AI-generated deepfakes used for sexual abuse, detailing incidents involving celebrities, schoolgirls, and teachers. A study by Monash University interviewed perpetrators and victims,…
- audioWoman and her family in Lawrence, Kansas
Scammers used AI voice cloning to impersonate a woman's mother, claiming a man had a gun to her head and demanding money. The scammers spoofed the caller ID to appear as the mother's phone number. The woman's brother…
- audioJorja Smith
Harrison Walker (Haven) allegedly used Suno's generative AI to clone Jorja Smith's vocals for his track 'I Run,' which went viral on TikTok. FAMM, Smith's record label, alleges copyright infringement and misleading…
- videoBeth Holland, Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson, Carnie Wilson, Dr. David Amron, Al Roker
Beth Holland was scammed by an online ad on Facebook featuring deepfakes of Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson, Carnie Wilson, and her doctor, Dr. David Amron promoting a skin cream called “Svelta Venastra” for lipedema.…
- audioBella Lenz's grandparents
In late 2025, a voice cloning scam successfully defrauded an elderly couple of over $50,000 by impersonating their grandchild in distress, highlighting the rising threat of AI-driven fraud.
- videofinance worker
A finance worker wired $25 million after a deepfake conference call in 2024. Also, in one 2024 episode a deepfake of Elon Musk was used to promote a scam investment platform, duping thousands into phony crypto…
- videoGeneral Public (viewers of social media)
AI-generated videos depicting exploding or booby-trapped packages being stolen from porches are circulating online. These videos are staged or fake and are not real incidents of porch piracy. The videos are intended…
- imageConsumers on Facebook and Instagram
AI-generated images were used in advertisements on Facebook and Instagram to deceive users into purchasing cheap goods from fraudulent sellers posing as UK businesses. The AI-generated images created realistic…
- imageIndividuals whose images were used to create deepfake sex images.
Documents with instructions on how to create AI deepfake sex images were posted to Indiana's state government website. These documents advertised apps and tools that can generate images that artificially removes a…
- mixedFemale students at multiple schools (Extremadura, Spain; Bacchus Marsh grammar, Victoria, Australia; Westfield high school, New Jersey, USA; Two private schools in the UK; unnamed school)
Multiple incidents of deepfake pornographic images or 'nudified' images of female students being created and shared among classmates. Incidents occurred at multiple schools in different countries. Perpetrators are…
- videoWelfare recipients, Muslims, SNAP beneficiaries, UK immigration debate
The article details several incidents of AI-generated videos being used to spread misinformation and provoke outrage. Examples include a fake CCTV video of children in a UK classroom led in Muslim prayer,…
- mixedIndividuals and Businesses in Africa
Deepfake attempts have surged in Africa, with Zambia experiencing a 967% increase, DRC a 367% increase and South Africa a 269% increase. Nearly one in five people in Africa have been directly targeted by deepfake…
- imageBashar al-Assad
An AI-generated image circulated on social media showing Bashar al-Assad in Moscow's Red Square. The image contained errors and was identified as AI-generated by a watermark and verification tools. Distorted building…
- audioIndian media, Indian government
A song falsely attributed to a 'famous Sikh singer' named BV Singh was released. The song, titled 'Godi Media,' criticizes Indian media for its support of the Modi government. Analysis revealed the song was…
- videoCara Hunter
Cara Hunter, a Stormont politician, was the victim of a deepfake pornographic video circulated on WhatsApp in April 2022. She received abusive messages from strangers who viewed the video. The police were unable to…
- imageSean 'Diddy' Combs
AI-generated images circulated online, falsely depicting Sean 'Diddy' Combs hugging inmates and taking selfies in prison. TMZ confirmed the images were fake, and Combs' representative condemned the manipulated visuals.
- audioAmazon Prime Video and potentially voice actors
Amazon Prime Video used AI-generated English dubs for anime, specifically the series Banana Fish, leading to outrage from fans and industry professionals. The AI dubbing is criticized for potentially causing job loss…