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Incident 1394: Purported Deepfake TikTok Account Using Grainville School Branding in Jersey Reportedly Targeted Staff, Prompting Police Probe

Description: A TikTok account allegedly using the badge and branding of Grainville School in Jersey (Channel Islands) reportedly uploaded five "deeply inappropriate," purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos, including material featuring staff. The Education and Lifelong Learning Minister said the incident was reported to TikTok and the States of Jersey Police and urged the public not to view or share the content. The account was reportedly later removed.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown TikTok users and Unknown malicious actors, which harmed Grainville School (Jersey) , Grainville School (Jersey) staff , Teachers and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice cloning technology and TikTok

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1394
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-02-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Deepfake TikTok videos targeting school staff investigated
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Deepfake TikTok videos targeting school staff investigated

Deepfake TikTok videos targeting school staff investigated

bbc.com

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Deepfake TikTok videos targeting school staff investigated
bbc.com · 2026

A social media account which posted "deeply inappropriate deepfake content" which "targeted school staff" is being investigated by police.

A TikTok account which used Grainville School's badge and branding uploaded five videos - with some i…

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