Descripción: Queens prosecutors alleged that former City Council candidate Jonathan Rinaldi used AI during his 2025 campaign to manufacture the appearance of political support through posts made to resemble authentic endorsements and news coverage. The material reportedly attributed backing to public figures and institutions that had not provided it and falsely claimed that opponent Lynn Schulman had withdrawn. Rinaldi was charged with forgery and possession of forged instruments.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: The incident date of 01/17/2025 reflects the beginning of the alleged activity period; the earliest specifically described publication occurred on 10/04/2025. The incident record was created on 06/25/2026, after the alleged conduct became more fully documented through the Queens County District Attorney's 06/24/2026 announcement.
Entidades
Ver todas las entidadesAlleged: Synthetic video generation technology developers , OpenAI , Image generation technology developers , Google , Face-swapping technology developers y Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by political candidates , political campaigns y Jonathan Rinaldi, which harmed political candidates , Voters in New York City Council District 29 , Voters in New York , Voters , The Amsterdam News , Social media users , Robert Holden , Queens Jewish Alliance , Public institutions , Police departments , People falsely attributed as authors , P.S. 101 School in Queens , Organizations falsely represented as political endorsers , Nonprofit organizations , News organizations , New York Post , New York Daily News , New York City Police Department 112th Precinct , New York City Police Department , Lynn Schulman , Instagram users , Facebook users , Epistemic integrity , Elected officials , Educational communities , Democratic integrity , Daniel Kurzyna , CNN y Asian Wave Alliance.
Sistemas de IA presuntamente implicados: Synthetic video generation technology , Synthetic media generation technology , Sora , Social media platforms , Instagram , Image generation technology , Gemini , Facebook , Face-swapping technology y Deepfake technology
Informes del Incidente
Cronología de Informes
Variantes
Una "Variante" es un incidente de IA similar a un caso conocido—tiene los mismos causantes, daños y sistema de IA. En lugar de enumerarlo por separado, lo agrupamos bajo el primer incidente informado. A diferencia de otros incidentes, las variantes no necesitan haber sido informadas fuera de la AIID. Obtenga más información del trabajo de investigación.
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Fecha del Incidente:
2026-06-24