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Richard Nixon deepfake (Feb 2026)
A deepfake video was created showing President Richard Nixon giving a speech announcing that the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon and would die there. The deepfake was part of an MIT museum exhibit.
- Incident date
- Feb 2026
- Target
- Richard Nixon
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake video was created showing President Richard Nixon giving a speech announcing that the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon and would die there. The deepfake was part of an MIT museum exhibit.