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AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections
2024-03-04
In the run-up to the U.S. primary elections, supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images showing him with Black voters in an attempt to sway African-American votes. These deepfakes, including Trump's distorted hand visuals, were initially created by satirical accounts but were later misappropriated for political disinformation, misleading millions on social media platforms.
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Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
2020-01-01
Researchers have described a global AI-themed investment fraud ecosystem using deepfake videos, spoofed news sites, phishing pages, and phone outreach to impersonate celebrities, news outlets, and political leaders. Reports link the scheme to fake trading platforms including Quantum AI and related sites, and to cloaked adtech infrastructure used to route likely victims while hiding scam pages from scanners.
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Parody AI Images of Donald Trump Being Arrested Reposted as Misinformation
2023-03-21
AI-generated photorealistic images depicting Donald Trump being detained by the police which were originally posted on Twitter as parody were unintentionally shared across social media platforms as factual news, lacking the intended context.
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Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent
2017-06-15
Face-matching algorithm by Clearview AI was built using scraped images from social media sites such as Instagram and Facebook without user consent, violating social media site policies, and allegedly privacy regulations.
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AI-Powered Chinese Surveillance Campaign 'Peer Review' Used for Real-Time Monitoring of Anti-State Speech on Western Social Media
2025-02-21
OpenAI reportedly uncovered evidence of a Chinese state-linked AI-powered surveillance campaign, dubbed "Peer Review," designed to monitor and report anti-state speech on Western social media in real time. The system, believed to be built on Meta’s open-source Llama model, was detected when a developer allegedly used OpenAI’s technology to debug its code. OpenAI also reportedly identified disinformation efforts targeting Chinese dissidents and spreading propaganda in Latin America.
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Incident 8902 Report
AI-Generated Images of the Iconic Hollywood Sign Reportedly on Fire Circulating on Social Media
2025-01-08
During the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, AI-generated images of the iconic Hollywood Sign being on fire circulated on social media.
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Manipulated Video Using AI-Generated Audio Targets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Fabricated Interview
2025-03-23
A viral video falsely claimed to show Layal al-Ekhtiar of Al Arabiya confronting Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over funding a 30-person Umrah delegation with public money while seeking aid from Saudi Arabia. Investigators concluded the video had been dubbed with AI-generated audio. The original interview was broadcast by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya in January 2023, and it contained no such exchange. Lip-sync inconsistencies reportedly confirmed the manipulation.
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Deepfake Audio Falsely Attributes Controversial Remarks to Keir Starmer About the Rochdale Azhar Ali Crisis
2024-02-14
A deepfake audio clip, falsely claiming to be Keir Starmer discussing the Rochdale byelection and Labour's withdrawl of support for Azhar Ali, circulated online, achieving over 250,000 views. Experts confirmed its inauthenticity, highlighting a significant misuse of AI in fabricating political content.
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Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
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AI-Themed Investment Scam Network Reportedly Used Keitaro Cloaking Across 15,500 Domains
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Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
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AI-Themed Investment Scam Network Reportedly Used Keitaro Cloaking Across 15,500 Domains
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Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
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Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Impersonated Former Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan in Investment Scam