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St. Petersburg Police Department deepfake (Nov 2025)
Brooke Schinault used an AI-generated image to falsely report a home invasion and sexual battery to the St. Petersburg Police Department on October 7th. The image was found in a deleted folder on her device. She is…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- St. Petersburg Police Department
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Brooke Schinault used an AI-generated image to falsely report a home invasion and sexual battery to the St. Petersburg Police Department on October 7th. The image was found in a deleted folder on her device. She is now facing two counts of false reporting of a crime.