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 voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers impersonating Heather Humphreys , Unknown scammers , Unknown fraudsters , Quantum AI and Quantum AI scammers, which harmed Heather Humphreys , General public of Ireland , Fine Gael , Epistemic integrity and Electoral integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Quantum AI , Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown deepfake technology , Meta Platforms , Instagram and Facebook
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1207
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-09-11
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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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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Variants
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