Deepfake case study · Image
The public in British Columbia, Canada deepfake (Aug 2025)
AI-generated wildfire images are being used to spread misinformation about the size and intensity of wildfires in British Columbia. The images are often exaggerated and stoke fear, or can depict wildfires behaving…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- The public in British Columbia, Canada
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated wildfire images are being used to spread misinformation about the size and intensity of wildfires in British Columbia. The images are often exaggerated and stoke fear, or can depict wildfires behaving with less intensity, which could cause someone in danger to pay less attention as a result. This misinformation could affect people's decision-making in an emergency.