Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Residents of North Carolina deepfake (Aug 2025)
AI-generated fake photos and videos claiming to show Hurricane Erin and North Carolina’s coast are spreading online. They're designed to drive traffic, scam people out of money, and create confusion. The deepfakes…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- Residents of North Carolina
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated fake photos and videos claiming to show Hurricane Erin and North Carolina’s coast are spreading online. They're designed to drive traffic, scam people out of money, and create confusion. The deepfakes include images and videos depicting storm damage and flooding. One fake video showed a WRAL news truck with unrealistic water behavior.