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A robocall featuring the voice of President Joe Biden told residents to stay home and save their votes for the November general election.

AI-generated voice messages claiming missed federal jury duty were used to scam residents. The calls directed individuals to contact a phone number and visit a website to extract money via bitcoin or prepaid cards.…

A New York man faces federal cyberstalking charges for a months-long campaign involving AI-generated nude images and impersonation of a Georgia college student

AI-generated images were used in a Facebook post to falsely claim that a large sinkhole containing Norse artifacts had opened up at Red Clay State Historic Park. The images depicted park rangers in incorrect uniforms…

San Francisco's city attorney filed a lawsuit against website owners operating sites using AI-generated non-consensual explicit images of adults and minors. Ten of sixteen websites were shut down for violating state…

Epic Games used AI-generated voice technology to create a new non-playable character (NPC) in Fortnite that mimics the voice of James Earl Jones. While Jones reportedly authorized the use of his voice, the use of his…

In 2019, a UK-based energy company CEO's voice was cloned and used to trick an executive into transferring €220,000 to a fake Hungarian supplier account.

A deepfake video used stolen footage and AI-generated voices of Wyoming News Now journalists to promote a fake company, Bunkers4Everyone, claiming to build bunkers in Yellowstone National Park. The deepfake also…

A New Zealand MP held up a naked deepfake photo of herself in Parliament.

A woman in Argentina was scammed out of approximately Rs 11 lakh by someone impersonating George Clooney via deepfake videos on Facebook. The scammer convinced her to join a fan club and pay for a special card to…

A deepfake video purporting to be set leaks from 'Avengers: Doomsday' spread on social media. The video contained fabricated scenes with actors like Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom and appearances by other…

A dubbing artist, Yin XX, found that their voice was used in AI-generated text-to-speech products without their permission. The voice was created using AI based on a recording Yin XX made for a client. The…

Elijah Heacock received a threatening text message with an AI-generated nude photo of himself, demanding $3,000 to prevent its distribution to his friends and family. He died by suicide shortly after receiving the…

Fresno Unified School District's communications office, under the direction of Superintendent Misty Her, created a dossier containing 39 fabricated quotes attributed to the Fresno Teachers Association (FTA) using AI.…

A deepfake AI-generated Instagram account used Kelly Stranick's wedding photo, replacing her face with another influencer's, to promote an app. The account had over 60,000 followers.

Jack Bullington was arrested for creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors. He allegedly cropped the faces of 11 victims from social media onto nude bodies and shared the images on X,…

The Chicago Sun-Times published a summer edition containing a list of 15 books, 10 of which were falsely generated by an AI agent. This content, licensed from King Features, bypassed the Sun-Times' editorial review…

Alleged victims of an AI deepfake operation involving over 50 women in Canada criticize the Ottawa Police Service for a lack of trauma-informed investigation

Cybercriminals are using fake text-to-video tools promoted via ads and comments on Facebook and LinkedIn to deliver malware, including information stealers, Trojans, and backdoors. They promote fake tools like "Luma…

A Vietnam-based hacking group (UNC6032) created fake AI-powered video generator websites and promoted them via malicious ads on social media. These websites distributed malware (STARKVEIL) that steals user…

In 2023 fraudsters tricked a finance employee at British engineering firm Arup into transferring $25 million into their accounts. The scammers used a deepfake video call featuring AI-generated avatars of the…

Gayanne Potter, a voiceover artist, is in a dispute with ScotRail and ReadSpeaker after an AI version of her voice, named "Iona," was implemented on Scotland's nationalized train network without her explicit consent.…

AI song generators are used to flood platforms with millions of fake songs, streaming each one a few thousand times to generate royalties. Michael Smith allegedly extracted over US$10 million by uploading hundreds of…

Anthony Rotondo posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women to the MrDeepFakes website. The eSafety commissioner launched proceedings against Rotondo for failing to remove the images. Rotondo was fined for…

The band Ice Nine Kills used AI-generated images for promotional material, specifically a picture of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees grilling meat and another image of the band members. This led to backlash from…

An AI-generated video, created by @mbaiarts on Instagram, falsely portrays scuba divers discovering a 5,000-year-old Sri Maha Vishnu temple in the sea off Bali, Indonesia. Hive app analysis indicates a 99% likelihood…

An AI-generated image, created based on a police sketch related to a sexual assault investigation in the Saskatoon area, is circulating online. The RCMP warns that the AI image is inaccurate and misleading, as it…

Scammers are impersonating senior U.S. officials through AI-generated voice messages (vishing) since April 2025. They target high-ranking officials and their contacts to gain access to personal accounts.

AI-generated videos of Will Smith eating spaghetti are becoming increasingly realistic, raising concerns about the potential for misuse and misinformation. Google's Veo 3 video generator is capable of creating videos…

Hackers are posting AI-generated videos on TikTok to trick users into downloading infostealing malware. The videos demonstrate how to easily “activate” Windows and Microsoft Office, or enable “premium features” in…

Cybercriminals used deepfake videos of Donald Trump to promote a fake investment scheme called "Trump Hotel Rentals" via YouTube and other social media platforms. The videos directed viewers to a fraudulent mobile…

A Karnataka lawyer was duped of ₹5.93 lakh after being lured by an AI-generated video of Donald Trump promoting a hotel investment scheme on YouTube. The 38-year-old advocate believed the video was real and joined a…

The content describes a North Texas teen who was the victim of deepfake revenge porn, leading to a new federal law cracking down on such images.

Deepfake fraud in India is surging. Scammers are using AI-generated media for identity theft, loan fraud, and insurance scams. Cybercriminals have impersonated high-ranking executives through deepfake videos and…

50 Cent used AI to alter a photo of Lil Kim that he didn't like and posted the result on Instagram. He claimed that even AI couldn't fix the photo to his liking.

50 Cent has been posting AI-generated images and videos mocking Diddy during his trial. These include images of 50 Cent on the jury, Diddy in a pool of baby oil, Diddy in jail, Diddy riding with Jeffrey Epstein, and…

Attorneys at Butler Snow LLP used ChatGPT to generate legal citations for court filings in a case concerning Alabama prison conditions. The AI generated citations to cases that did not exist. The judge is considering…

A video was released featuring Sam Altman and Jony Ive discussing a merger between OpenAI and Ive's hardware startup. The internet is debating whether the video is a deepfake or not, with some pointing to uncanny eye…

A 36-minute YouTube video presented as a speech from Pope Leo XIV to Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré, which was confirmed by the Vatican Press Office and Vatican News to be a deepfake. AI lip-sync technology…

SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions (Epic Games subsidiary) for using AI to generate the voice of Darth Vader in Fortnite without negotiating with the union. The union claims…

Martina McBride testified at a Senate hearing about the NO FAKES Act. She shared a story about a fan who was scammed by someone impersonating her, leading the fan to sell their house and send the money to the…

A high school student was arrested for creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images and videos that superimposed the faces of female celebrities and ordinary women onto nude bodies. He operated Telegram…

AI-generated pornographic images of public figures and other women were widely circulated on social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter). The 'Take It Down Act' makes it a federal crime to distribute…

Omny Miranda Martone was personally attacked with deepfake pornography. The content was posted on social media and emailed to her employer with demands to fire Martone, unaware that Martone was the company CEO.

Scammers are using AI to impersonate senior US officials via voice messages. They contact targets via text, then use AI-generated audio to impersonate public figures, friends, or family, sending malicious links to…

AI-generated videos of doctors and celebrities are used to mislead Australians into abandoning prescribed medications and purchasing unverified supplements. Dr. Norman Swan's likeness is being exploited in these…

Lawyers with Butler Snow firm used ChatGPT to research supporting case law for court filings but did not verify the information, leading to nonexistent case citations. The judge is considering sanctions against the…

Elliston Berry was a survivor of deepfake image-based sexual abuse committed when she was 14. This incident, along with the broader issue of deepfake pornography, inspired the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes the…

Orson Welles' voice was recreated using AI from hours of audio recordings to narrate location-based stories in the StoryRabbit app. The AI model learned from Welles' TV appearances and other mediums to generate new…

Scammers are using AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior U.S. officials. They send text messages with malicious links or direct individuals to phishing sites. The aim is to gain access to personal…

An AI-generated summer reading list with fake titles appeared in a print insert in the Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Several titles were made up, including 'The Last Algorithm' by Andy Weir and…

AI-generated explicit images were circulated online, leading to the resignation of a city councilwoman.

Scammers used AI-generated images and voices of a multinational firm CEO to steal millions of dollars.

A high school classmate created fake nude images of her and circulated them around school.

Voice cloning uses AI to create realistic replicas of voices, enabling scams and disinformation, including a fake message from President Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire primary.

Fashion models for retailer Rainbow discovered AI-generated doppelgängers of themselves appearing in marketing materials after being warned of upcoming job cuts.

An AI-generated music video for Rich Home Quan's song "Still Dead" sparked controversy among fans, released posthumously in May 2025.

The Chicago Sun-Times published a summer reading list containing AI-generated book titles. Ten of the fifteen books listed were fake, and real authors' names were associated with them. The paper apologized and…

A classmate used an app to create nude deepfakes from images taken from her Instagram account and shared them on Snapchat.

Former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith was a victim of deepfakes. Images of a semi-nude body with her face superimposed on it had been circulating online.