Description: Purported deepfake videos reportedly circulated on Meta platforms cloning Irish Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys to allegedly portray her endorsing high-return investment schemes. The purportedly AI-generated image and voice cloning aimed to exploit public trust and lure consumers into fraud. The Bank of Ireland warned of further scams and risks.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers , Unknown fraudsters and Unknown scammers impersonating Heather Humphreys, which harmed Heather Humphreys , Fine Gael , General public of Ireland , Electoral integrity and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice cloning technology , Instagram , Facebook and Meta Platforms
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1207
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-09-11
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Fraudsters are already using deepfake technology to clone the image and voice of presidential election candidate Heather Humphreys in fake investment videos circulating online.
Bank of Ireland is warning consumers to watch out for more of t…
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