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Sam Altman, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., various cartoon characters (Spongebob,…

The article describes the launch of OpenAI's Sora 2, a text-to-video AI model, and various instances of its misuse on the associated social media app. These include a deepfake video of Sam Altman shoplifting,…

Incident date
Oct 2025
Target
Sam Altman, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., various cartoon characters (Spongebob, Pikachu, etc.)
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read

The article describes the launch of OpenAI's Sora 2, a text-to-video AI model, and various instances of its misuse on the associated social media app. These include a deepfake video of Sam Altman shoplifting, fabricated footage of JFK and MLK saying things they didn't, depictions of real people as Nazis, users inserted into the Jan 6 riot, ragebait content, and copyright infringement involving cartoon characters. The article highlights the potential for disinformation, extremist content, and copyright issues arising from the use of Sora 2.

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