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Scammers are using AI to impersonate Sir Billy Connolly online, creating deceptive social media and email accounts. They are using his likeness and voice to solicit direct messaging, money, or personal information…

Nexon, a game publisher, ran a TikTok ad campaign for 'The First Descendant' using AI-generated influencers instead of real streamers. The AI-generated videos featured anonymous streamers promoting the game's new…

A fake video news broadcast claimed that Neil Finn, the frontman of Crowded House, had fathered a new child at 67 after experiencing erectile dysfunction. The band had to release a statement denying the false story.

An AI-generated image depicted EU leaders waiting to meet with Donald Trump at the White House. The image contained inconsistencies, and was labeled as fake. It was allegedly created and disseminated by Russian…

AI-generated books imitating autobiographies of sports figures were created and sold on Amazon. The books were similar in style to the original autobiographies and were sold without clear warnings to consumers about…

Deepfakes were used to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and President Joe Biden. The Rubio deepfake attempted to contact foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a…

Qantas fell victim to an AI-powered ‘vishing’ attack that compromised the personal data of up to six million customers.

AI-generated books are being sold on Amazon, misusing the identity of Eric Topol. Scammers are selling fake cookbooks and health books under Topol's name and image without his consent. Buyers are misled into…

Falsified audio recordings portrayed John Waldron making racist remarks. The Black Wall Street Times ran it and did a retraction proving exactly how it was done. The software they used proved that the audio fake was…

A lawyer in Australia filed submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The fake submissions included fabricated quotes from a speech to…

An Australian lawyer filed submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by AI. The lawyer took full responsibility for filing incorrect information in submissions in…

Matt Gaetz (OAN) apologized for using AI-generated fakes of women soldiers in a female military recruitment segment.

AI-generated videos using real images and AI voice-overs narrate fabricated scenarios involving celebrities, often portraying them in conflict with left-leaning talk show hosts. These "cheapfakes" are designed to…

A senior lawyer in Australia filed submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The fake submissions included fabricated quotes from a…

OAN used AI-generated images, reportedly created by Grok, of women soldiers during a segment about female military recruitment. The images accompanied claims about increased female recruitment under the Trump…

An Arizona federal court sanctioned attorney Maren Bam after finding that her brief contained multiple artificial intelligence-generated citations to non-existent cases. The sanctions include revocation of pro hac…

AI-generated images of wildfires were circulated on social media, exaggerating or downplaying the scale and intensity of active fires in British Columbia. The BCWS warned that these images could mislead people during…

Ethan Tanner Fagan was sentenced to 90 years in prison for possessing, producing, and promoting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting local children and adult women. He was arrested on April 27,…

Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta aired an interview with an AI avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a deceased student from the Parkland school shooting. The avatar was created by Joaquin's father using AI and was interviewed on…

Sexually explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift circulated online.

AI voice cloning tools are being used to impersonate individuals, often targeting the elderly with scams involving impersonating relatives in need. There was also an incident where someone impersonated Secretary of…

Deepfake videos impersonating real doctors, including Dr. Joel Bervell, are being used to promote false medical advice and treatments on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. The…

Scammers are using AI-generated avatars to apply for jobs and infiltrate companies. At Vidoc Security Lab, the CTO suspected a candidate was a deepfake during an interview. The Justice Department reported that over…

AI-generated images depicting daughters of Thai soldiers killed in a border clash were spread online after a Thai university offered scholarships to the kin of the soldiers. The images contained visual anomalies,…

An AI-generated video showing a massive pro-Palestine rally was shared online, falsely claiming it depicted a real demonstration in Japan. The video, identified as AI-generated by SynthID and Hive, showed…

FBI warned about fraud campaign using AI-generated voices of US politicians to trick people into handing over access to government systems to extract financial information.

An AI generated song titled 'Devil in Her Eyes' was released and falsely attributed to Eminem, Post Malone, and Jelly Roll. Many listeners were initially deceived into thinking the song was legitimate, leading to…

AI-generated photos of Pope Francis wearing a white Balenciaga puffer jacket were shared widely, forcing the Pope and the Vatican City to comment publicly on the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes and how they can…

Lynette Adams, a News10NBC morning anchor, received a phone call from someone impersonating her daughter, claiming to have been in a car accident. The scammer used voice cloning technology to mimic her daughter's…

An AI-generated video was created to depict a large tsunami hitting the coast of Japan. The video was shared on platforms like Facebook and TikTok, generating millions of views and causing misinformation amid real…

AI-generated images depicting raging wildfires in the Harrison Lake and Peachland areas were circulated online. The images misrepresented the terrain, fire size, and fire behavior, causing potential misinformation…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a social media image featuring an AI-generated IndyCar with the ICE acronym to promote a proposed detention center in Indiana. The IndyCar series objected to the use…

Realtors are using AI-generated images of homes that don't exist or heavily editing existing homes to sell expensive properties. Examples include a listing of a renovated 3-bedroom in the UK with AI-generated flaws…

Voice actor Beverly Standing sued TikTok alleging the platform was using her voice without permission. This led TikTok to shift to licensed voice providers.

A song used AI to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists' permission. Universal Music Group invoked copyright violations, leading to its removal from Spotify and other platforms.

AI-generated images depicting raging wildfires near Harrison Lake and Peachland area circulated online. The images falsely showed large open flames and aircraft fighting the fires, which were debunked by the B.C.…

AI is used to regenerate stolen nature photos, falsely presenting them as real creatures on Facebook. The generated photos often contain anatomically incorrect details and are accompanied by factually wrong…

A deepfake video appeared on YouTube depicting a verbal clash between Sen. Josh Hawley and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Also, a video posted by Christopher Kohls showed Kamala Harris seemingly admitting she was a 'diversity hire'.

A deepfake video depicted a fake Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing on the floor of Congress that a recent Sydney Sweeney ad, which advertised her “great jeans”, was racist. Chris Cuomo shared the video on Instagram…

An AI-generated image falsely presented as an official rendering of Trump's planned White House ballroom expansion was shared on social media. The image, created using ChatGPT, depicted a disproportionately large…

AI teacher assistants recommended more punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white. For example, when prompted to…

A mother in Florida received a panicked voice message from what sounded exactly like her daughter. The voice, a perfect AI clone, claimed to have been in a car crash that injured a pregnant woman. A man then came on…

A deepfake pornographic video targeting the wife of State Representative Craig Haggard was allegedly viewed by staff members in Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith's office. Beckwith denies the report, but Haggard…

AI-generated wildfire images are being used to spread misinformation about the size and intensity of wildfires in British Columbia. The images are often exaggerated and stoke fear, or can depict wildfires behaving…

Rod Stewart's concert featured an AI-generated video of Ozzy Osbourne taking selfies with other deceased celebrities (Prince, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, XXXTentacion, Tupac Shakur, Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley,…

Jim Acosta allegedly created a video featuring an AI-generated avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the Parkland shooting, to advocate for stricter gun laws. The video presents a CGI version of Oliver delivering…

A video depicting an Emirates plane crash-landing was circulated on Instagram and Youtube. Fact-checking revealed the video to be fake based on the absence of media reports, official announcements, incorrect…

Eros International used AI to alter the ending of the Tamil version of the Bollywood film *Raanjhanaa*, titled *Ambikapathy*. The original tragic ending was changed to a happy one with Kundan (Dhanush) alive and…

Crooks created a deepfake of Elon Musk promoting his new cryptocurrency coin. In the video, he talks about the coin being the future of money transfer, and promises “huge gains” for the investors.

DoubleVerify's DEEP DIVES report exposes AI-generated recipe websites using fake imagery and authors to mislead consumers and capture advertising revenue. Sites like InsanelyGoodRecipes.com and Quick Recipes heavily…

AI-generated images of doctors are used in videos promoting health products on social media. This is a scam.

A malicious npm package, @kodane/patch-manager, was generated using AI and contained a cryptocurrency wallet drainer targeting Solana funds. The package was uploaded to npm by a user named "Kodane" on July 28, 2025,…

Guess advertisements in the August 2025 issue of American Vogue are generating controversy due to the use of AI-generated models named Vivienne and Anastasia. The models were created by Seraphinne Vallora, an AI…

Vogue US ran a Guess ad in its August 2025 issue featuring AI-generated visuals of a blonde model. This sparked backlash from readers and creative professionals who saw it as a threat to the industry. The ad was…

A businessman was tricked into paying out $25 million when he was convinced that he was in a conference call with several colleagues and supposed Chief Financial Officer. In reality, they were all deepfake imposters.

A British 999 caller's voice was cloned by a Russian network using AI in a video campaign to spread fear ahead of Poland's presidential election.

Reports of AI-generated child pornography have increased by 86% in the past year. Dutch police are encountering AI-generated child pornography in investigations. In 2024, there were 153 reports, up from 82 in 2023. A…

Guess used AI-generated models in an advertisement in Vogue US, sparking controversy about the potential impact on real models, particularly plus-size models, and the erasure of diversity and progress in the fashion…

A British 999 call handler's voice was cloned using AI and used in a Russian disinformation campaign to spread fear ahead of Poland's presidential election. The voice was taken from a video posted by the North West…

Lawyers submitted court filings with inaccurate case details and 'hallucinated' quotes generated by AI, leading to sanctions and withdrawn rulings. Three attorneys were sanctioned for submitting erroneous court…