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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View all entitiesAlleged: 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
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1549
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2026-06-17
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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The taoiseach (Irish PM) has put out a warning about deep-fakes after a fake video of him was used to promote a financial scam.
Micheál Martin said the video which was circulating online was "clearly very false material" and served as a rem…
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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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