Deepfake case study · Video
SNAP recipients, particularly Black women deepfake (Nov 2025)
AI-generated videos spread online during the government shutdown, depicting Black women arguing with retail employees about their benefits, stealing from grocery stores, or boasting about receiving public assistance…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- SNAP recipients, particularly Black women
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated videos spread online during the government shutdown, depicting Black women arguing with retail employees about their benefits, stealing from grocery stores, or boasting about receiving public assistance while unemployed. Fox News shared these videos as authentic reactions to the Trump administration’s decision to withhold SNAP payments. Fox News later corrected its coverage after online commenters pointed out that the videos were AI-generated.