Information manipulation actors in the United States
Incidents involved as Deployer
Incident 17464 Rapports
Repeated Bomb Threat Calls, Some Reportedly AI-Generated, Disrupted Schools in Wheatland, California
2026-08-18
A series of anonymous bomb threat calls, some reportedly using AI-generated voices, targeted Wheatland Union High School and Bear River Middle School in Wheatland, California. The calls prompted an evacuation, canceled or delayed classes, and repeated campus searches. Police deemed the initial threats hoaxes. Schools added overnight security and other precautions as further calls continued.
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Parkview High School in Georgia Reportedly Received Series of Purportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threats That Prompted Repeated Lockdowns
2026-08-28
During the 2026–27 school year, Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, reportedly received at least four AI-generated bomb threats, including masked phone calls that prompted repeated lockdowns or soft lockdowns. School police described the threats as following a recurring pattern and were investigating with the GBI and FBI. Authorities had not identified a suspect or established publicly whether the same person was responsible for every threat.
PlusIncident 17453 Rapports
Purportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threat Calls Prompted School Closures and an Evacuation in Jackson and Hall Counties, Georgia
2026-08-14
Bomb threat calls that officials described as AI-generated prompted searches of six schools and cancellation of classes across Jackson County, Georgia. A similar call caused the evacuation of Cherokee Bluff High School in neighboring Hall County. Authorities reportedly considered the threats linked. No explosives were found, and the perpetrators and AI system were not publicly identified.
PlusIncident 16261 Rapport
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
2026-07-23
American Exceptionalism Institute reportedly aired an AI-generated political ad portraying Sen. Marsha Blackburn as accepting pharmaceutical-industry payments in exchange for legislative action. Blackburn's attorneys alleged that the bribery claims were defamatory and that the ad failed to comply with Tennessee's synthetic-media disclosure requirements. Comcast and Viamedia reportedly pulled the ad.
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Deepfake creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Synthetic video generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Deepfake technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Incidents implicated systems
Voters
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
General public
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17181 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Prompted Police Alert and Search for Nonexistent Venomous Viper in Santa Ana, California
Synthetic video generation technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Deepfake technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Synthetic image generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 17181 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Prompted Police Alert and Search for Nonexistent Venomous Viper in Santa Ana, California
- Incident 17471 Report
Florida Man Allegedly Threatened Lee County Sheriff with Purportedly AI-Generated Image Depicting Him Wounded and Fleeing Gunmen
xAI
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 17181 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Prompted Police Alert and Search for Nonexistent Venomous Viper in Santa Ana, California
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Law enforcement
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 17181 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Prompted Police Alert and Search for Nonexistent Venomous Viper in Santa Ana, California
- Incident 17471 Report
Florida Man Allegedly Threatened Lee County Sheriff with Purportedly AI-Generated Image Depicting Him Wounded and Fleeing Gunmen
Synthetic image generation technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 17181 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Prompted Police Alert and Search for Nonexistent Venomous Viper in Santa Ana, California
- Incident 17471 Report
Florida Man Allegedly Threatened Lee County Sheriff with Purportedly AI-Generated Image Depicting Him Wounded and Fleeing Gunmen
Public figures
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 17211 Report
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
- Incident 17471 Report
Florida Man Allegedly Threatened Lee County Sheriff with Purportedly AI-Generated Image Depicting Him Wounded and Fleeing Gunmen