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Xiong deepfake (Jan 2026)
A plaintiff, Li, filed a lawsuit against Xiong for unpaid rent and utility fees. Li's daughter, Dong, submitted AI-generated images of water and electricity meters as evidence of Xiong's arrears. The images were…
- Incident date
- Jan 2026
- Target
- Xiong
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A plaintiff, Li, filed a lawsuit against Xiong for unpaid rent and utility fees. Li's daughter, Dong, submitted AI-generated images of water and electricity meters as evidence of Xiong's arrears. The images were created using 'Doubao AI'. The court detected the fake evidence due to a watermark on the images and inconsistencies in Dong's statements. Dong later admitted to fabricating the evidence and submitted authentic photographs.