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Incident 1199: Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Image Reportedly Falsely Links Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Jeffrey Epstein

Description: A purportedly AI-generated image that reportedly circulated on social media falsely depicted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a swimming pool with Jeffrey Epstein, implying involvement in Epstein's sex crimes. The manipulated image reportedly spread widely in early 2025, first around the time of Justin Trudeau's announced resignation, then after Carney became Liberal Party leader, and was reportedly promoted by Canadian and U.S. conservative accounts.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown AI image generator developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actor and Social media accounts, which harmed Mark Carney , Liberal Party of Canada , General public of Canada , General public and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown AI image generator

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Incident ID
1199
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-01-28
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceNew Canadian Prime Minister Targeted with Jeffrey Epstein Deepfake
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New Canadian Prime Minister Targeted with Jeffrey Epstein Deepfake

New Canadian Prime Minister Targeted with Jeffrey Epstein Deepfake

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New Canadian Prime Minister Targeted with Jeffrey Epstein Deepfake
newsguardrealitycheck.com · 2025

What happened: Conservative Canadian and U.S. social media users are spreading a supposed photo of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lounging in a swimming pool with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, falsely claiming that C…

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