Description: After the October 19, 2025 jewel heist at the Louvre, purported deepfakes were reported to have circulated widely online, allegedly depicting the robbery despite being fabricated.. The clips were reportedly posted on Facebook, Douyin and RedNote, and they were noted to have featured morphing artifacts, disappearing objects, and partial Sora watermarks. AI Forensics and independent checks reportedly found the scenes inconsistent with the real Apollo Gallery, confirming the footage was not real.
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View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Unknown social media account operators, which harmed General public , General public of Hong Kong , social media users , Epistemic integrity and Media consumers.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1273
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-10-26
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A daring daytime heist of jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris on October 19 made international headlines.
During the heist, the thieves parked a truck with an extendable ladder under the museum's Apollo Gallery, and used cutting equipmen…
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