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Incident 1549: Purported Deepfake of Taoiseach Micheál Martin Reportedly Promoted Quantum AI Investment Scam

Description: A purported AI-generated video reportedly circulated on social media impersonating Taoiseach Micheál Martin and falsely claiming that a €250 investment could produce €40,000 in returns. Martin reportedly denounced the video as completely false and warned users to remain vigilant. The clip appeared to promote the Quantum AI scheme; no individual financial losses were identified in the available reporting.

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Alleged: Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Micheál Martin , Scammers and Quantum AI scammers, which harmed Social media users , Retail investors , Micheál Martin , Investors , General public of Ireland , General public and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Synthetic media generation technology , Synthetic audio generation technology , Social media platforms , Quantum AI-branded investment scam and Deepfake technology

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Incident ID
1549
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-06-17
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceTaoiseach issues ‘be vigilant’ warning after deepfake video appears to show him promoting ‘completely false’ scam online
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Taoiseach issues ‘be vigilant’ warning after deepfake video appears to show him promoting ‘completely false’ scam online

Taoiseach issues ‘be vigilant’ warning after deepfake video appears to show him promoting ‘completely false’ scam online

thesun.ie

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Taoiseach issues ‘be vigilant’ warning after deepfake video appears to show him promoting ‘completely false’ scam online
thesun.ie · 2026

THE Taoiseach has warned people to "be vigilant" after a deepfake video shared on social media showed him promoting a financial product.

The AI-generated video depicted Micheal Martin claiming he had "proven" that anyone could earn €40,000 …

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