Deepfake case study · Image
Public, BCWS deepfake (Aug 2025)
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…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- Public, BCWS
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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 emergencies and affect evacuation decisions and public safety. The images did not accurately represent the terrain, fire size, or fire behavior.