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2025· 60 incidents
July 2025
·48- audioVoice Actors
Unauthorized AI cloning of voice actors voices leading to a court case in New York. Claims under federal trademark and copyright law were dismissed, but claims may be valid under New York Civil Rights Law and state…
- audioElderly woman (surnamed Liu)
Fraudsters used AI to clone the grandson's voice and trick the grandmother into paying 20,000 yuan (US$2,800) as compensation for supposedly injuring someone.
- audioMarco Rubio, US officials
An audio deepfake impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress with AI-generated voicemails mimicking his voice, designed to extract sensitive…
- audioMarco Rubio, other government officials
An attacker created a fake Signal account using the display name “Marco.Rubio@state.gov” and began contacting government officials with AI-generated voice messages that perfectly mimicked the Secretary of State’s…
- imageAuschwitz Memorial and Museum/Holocaust victims
Michael Rapaport shared an AI-generated image on social media depicting a prisoner in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The Auschwitz Memorial and Museum identified the image as fake and AI-generated and…
- audioMarco Rubio, U.S. governor, Member of Congress, three foreign ministers
Attackers used an AI-generated voice clone of Marco Rubio over Signal to try accessing sensitive information from a U.S. governor, a member of Congress, and three foreign ministers. Only 15-20 seconds of publicly…
- audioYouTuber (unnamed)
A company cloned a YouTuber's voice for ads without their permission. This incident occurred outside the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region but highlights the ease with which voices can be misused.
- audioHigh-level government officials (including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress)
An unknown person or group used AI to impersonate Marco Rubio, sending text and voice messages to at least five high-level government officials in an attempt to gain access to information or accounts. The…
- audioMarco Rubio, foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, a governor
An impostor posing as Marco Rubio attempted to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor using text, Signal, and voicemail. AI-generated voice messages were used to impersonate…
- videoVarious groups, including Black people, South Asian people, and Orthodox Jewish men
Google’s Veo 3 has been used to create videos perpetuating racist stereotypes. Examples include videos depicting black people as monkeys, South Asian people being chased by a giant soap and shower head, and Orthodox…
- imageanimal rights activists
AI-generated images depicting a fake interview with an animal rights activist protesting pest control measures against lovebugs in South Korea. The images were created by a parody artist and shared on social media,…
- videoCadbury India and a famous Indian movie actor
In 2021, Cadbury India created a deep fake video of a famous Indian movie actor to wish everyone Happy Diwali. They worked with rephrase.ai, which specializes in commercials with lifelike details and studio quality…
- videoBritish taxpayers and migrants
A TikTok channel called 'migrantvlog' posted 22 AI-generated videos between June 9 and June 13. The videos depict a migrant's journey on a small boat and their reception in the UK, showing them receiving free food,…
- videoNigerian Army, Nigerian citizens, national unity and social cohesion
A deepfake video circulated on Nigerian social media depicting men in Nigerian Army uniforms escorting cattle in Benue State. The video was intended to incite outrage and deepen mistrust between communities and the…
- mixedDavid Rosenberg
Deepfake advertisements using David Rosenberg's name and likeness are promoting pump and dump stock scams. The scam uses fake voice and video to falsely portray him advocating for specific investments. Victims have…
- mixedThe Velvet Sundown, Media Outlets
A Canadian man, Andrew Frelon, created a hoax around an AI-assisted 'band' called The Velvet Sundown. He posed as their spokesperson, generated AI music and images, and fed false information to the media, leading to…
- imageDonald Trump
AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump's hypothetical arrest in March 2023. Trump shared another AI image showing him kneeling in prayer, styled to look like a martyr.
- videoMarginalized groups, protesters
Users are exploiting Google's Veo 3 to create racist videos depicting protesters being run over by cars, reenacting historical traumas, and perpetuating racist stereotypes on TikTok. The videos are tagged as being…
- imageSupervising government engineer
A contractor allegedly used AI to generate a fake image of a paved road from an unpaved road. The contractor sent the image to a supervising government engineer via WhatsApp, who then approved payment without inspection.
- imagePublic perception of Westbrook Police Department
The Westbrook Police Department posted an evidence picture of a drug bust that had been digitally altered using AI. They initially denied using AI but later apologized. The AI was used to add the department's logo to…
- videoElderly Malaysian Couple
An elderly couple traveled 370km after seeing an AI-generated video of a fictional cable car ride called "Kuak Skyride" on a local news segment. The video showed tourists enjoying the ride, interviewing visitors, and…
- audioHuman musicians in lo-fi and similar genres
AI-generated music is crowding out human-created music on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. The AI "band" The Velvet Sundown has over 750,000 monthly listeners and was created using AI. The influx of…
- imageRed Deer, Alberta
A fake AI-generated image of a 'waterfall from the sky' in Red Deer was shared widely on social media, accompanied by false claims about a weather event. The post included fake statements from Environment Canada.
- videoBlack people, Jewish people, immigrants, and Asians
Racist videos, reportedly created with Google’s Veo 3, have gone viral on TikTok. These short clips rely on harmful stereotypes, primarily targeting Black people. According to Media Matters, some videos also contain…
- videoBlack people in the United States, immigrants, Jewish people
Racist AI-generated videos depicting negative stereotypes of Black people as monkeys, absent parents, or criminals, as well as antisemitic tropes and clips targeting immigrants, were uploaded to TikTok. Evidence…
- audioSpotify (in a broad sense, regarding royalties and platform integrity), listeners
Andrew Frelon created a band called The Velvet Sundown using Suno, an AI music generator. The band gained over half a million listeners on Spotify before Frelon admitted it was AI-generated. This raised questions…
- mixedUnderage girl
Christopher L. O’Neill is accused of creating deepfake nude images of a known underage girl using AI. These images placed her face on the bodies of naked females in various sexual poses. Audio recordings of her voice…
- imagePublic trust in Westbrook Police Department
The Westbrook Police Department in Maine posted an image of a narcotics seizure to Facebook that appeared to be enhanced by AI. The image was quickly identified as AI-manipulated due to visual artifacts. The…
- mixedThe Velvet Sundown, Real Musicians
The Velvet Sundown is suspected of being an AI-generated band. The band has posted AI-generated pictures of band members on social media. Their music sounds like it could have been generated in an AI music tool, like…
- mixedThe Velvet Sundown (Indie band)
An indie band, The Velvet Sundown, gained popularity on Spotify, leading to speculation about whether their music and promotional images are AI-generated. Music producer Rick Beato identified artifacts in their…
- imageThe public, in terms of presenting accurate evidence. The integrity of the police department.
Westbrook Police Department posted an AI-altered photo of drug evidence on social media. The photo was edited using ChatGPT to add the department's logo, which inadvertently changed other elements in the photo, such…
- image13-year-old girl in Wisconsin
A 13-year-old boy in Wisconsin used a picture of his classmate celebrating her bat mitzvah to create a deepfake nude he then shared on Snapchat.
- videoGeneral public and specific political figures in Taiwan
The article discusses the proliferation of AI-generated newscasts, focusing on examples found on platforms like TikTok and Telegram. These synthetic videos mimic real news segments and are used to spread…
- videoBlack people, immigrants, Jewish people
Racist and antisemitic AI videos generated by Google's Veo 3 are being posted on TikTok, depicting Black people in stereotypical and offensive ways, as well as targeting immigrants and Jewish people. The videos…
- imageWestbrook Police Department's reputation
The Westbrook Police Department admitted that an image posted of drugs seized during a bust was altered using ChatGPT. An officer used the AI to add the department's patch to the image, but it inadvertently altered…
- videoBlack people, Immigrants, Asian people
Racist videos likely created with Google’s AI video generation tool Veo 3, have gained millions of views on TikTok. These videos contain racist tropes, particularly targeting Black people. Some videos contained…
- videoBlack people, immigrants, protesters, other racial and ethnic groups
Racist and antisemitic AI-generated videos are spreading on TikTok, using Google's Veo 3. These videos traffic in racist tropes, such as depicting Black people as monkeys and criminals, showing imagery of Black…
- audioThe Music Industry, potentially listeners of real artists
An AI-generated rock band called 'The Velvet Sundown' has amassed over half a million monthly listeners on Spotify. Their music, images, and bio appear to be AI-generated, which raises questions about the…
- videoBlack women
AI-generated videos depicting Black women as "bigfoot baddies" are going viral on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. These videos perpetuate racist tropes by portraying Black women as primates, using…
- mixedUkraine, German citizens, Isabelle Bourdon
Operation Overload and Matryoshka, a pro-Russia disinformation campaign, uses AI tools to create and spread false narratives. They use AI image generators like Flux AI to create fake images (e.g., depicting Muslim…
- imageFOX43 studio
An AI-generated image was created using ChatGPT to depict the FOX43 studio flooded with 12 inches of water. The image was realistic, with reflections of lights in the water. The teleprompter and screen graphics in…
- imageU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the White House
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted an AI-generated image of alligators wearing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hats to its official social media channels. The image was posted on X…
- imageEvidence of seized drugs in a police drug bust
The Westbrook Police Department shared an AI-altered photo of seized drugs on their Facebook page. An officer used a photo editing app with ChatGPT to add the department's patch to the photo, which unintentionally…
- imagePublic perception of the Westbrook Police Department and potentially the legal case related to the drug bust.
The Westbrook Police Department altered a photo of evidence from a drug bust using ChatGPT's image tools to add the department's emblem. The AI altered text and cropped parts of the evidence, leading to accusations…
- videoMark Carney
A Canadian senior lost nearly one million dollars after being targeted by a Facebook cryptocurrency scam featuring an AI-generated deepfake of Prime Minister Mark Carney
- mixedunnamed woman from Assam
An investigation reveals how a woman from Assam had her identity stolen by an ex-partner who used AI to create a profitable fake persona
- mixedAmazon Q Developer
In July 2025, a vulnerability in Amazon Q Developer allowed an attacker to inject a malicious instruction, highlighting the risks of AI-assisted development.
- mixedIvan X
AI-driven deepfakes and synthetic identities are creating sophisticated fake job candidates that can pass interviews and gain access to sensitive systems, posing a major threat to businesses.
June 2025
·12- audioDrake, The Weeknd
AI generated music mimicking Drake and The Weeknd went viral on TikTok.
- videoU.S. air base in Qatar
A video featuring a watermark for an AI-generation tool that shows a city skyline disrupted by five explosions and multiple mushroom clouds was miscaptioned online as eyewitness footage of Iran attacking a U.S. air…
- videoFinance worker in Hong Kong
A finance worker transferred $39 million after joining a video call where deepfake scammers impersonated their chief finance officer and colleagues.
- imageImmigrants, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, Environmental Groups
The South Dakota Department of Homeland Security (DHS), run by Kristi Noem, shared an AI-generated image on social media promoting a controversial immigration detention center called 'Alligator Alcatraz'. The image…
- audioSlovakia's 2023 elections
A deepfake audio clip was circulated during Slovakia's 2023 elections, sparking a debate about the susceptibility of democratic processes to AI-driven manipulations.
- imageBree Smith, a Nashville meteorologist
Bree Smith was the target of deepfake sexualized images, with her face edited onto other people's semi-nude bodies. This led her to testify in favor of harsher punishments for creators of deepfakes, and influenced…
- mixedReal music artists on Spotify
An AI-generated band, The Velvet Sundown, appeared on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and YouTube and has garnered enough streams to make thousands of dollars a month. The band has no prior digital…
- mixedSpotify, Music Industry, Artists
The band The Velvet Sundown, with over 470,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, is suspected of being AI-generated. Deezer has flagged The Velvet Sundown’s albums as AI-generated content. The band's Spotify bio is…
- mixedSpotify Listeners
A band named Velvet Sundown, suspected to be AI-generated, gained over 550,000 monthly listeners on Spotify after releasing two albums in June. The band members have no online presence, and their Instagram photos…
- mixedEngineering company in Hong Kong
An engineering company in Hong Kong lost $25 million when an employee was tricked by AI fraudsters who used video conferencing along with face and voice cloning to impersonate senior management. The employee…
- mixedSpotify users
A band called The Velvet Sundown, suspected to be AI-generated, debuted on Spotify and amassed over half a million listeners. The band has released two albums, and its songs have been added to user-created playlists.…
- videoDenmark's Prime Minister, creators of pornographic deepfakes
The article mentions incidents involving a fake video of Denmark's Prime Minister and legal attempts against creators of pornographic deepfakes as the impetus for the proposed legislation. The law aims to protect…