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How Deepfake Technology Is Changing Digital Evidence

A year ago, a reader sent our team a short video of a public official saying something shocking. It looked real. The voice matched. But when I asked for the original file, the send...

Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online

While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfake...

Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselvesEarlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupc...

Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe

An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.

Deepfake Ads of PM, CMS Used To Dupe Public

Fraudsters Promote Fake Welfare Schemes on Facebook, Instagram; Victims Lose Money Through UPI Scams

Former xAI staffer seeks $50M seed round to build deepfake-fighting startup

Moir's approach could democratize identity verification, empowering individuals against deepfake threats and reshaping digital trust dynamics. The post Former xAI staffer seeks $50...

Top Chinese Court Issues Sweeping Legal Crackdown on AI Deepfakes

"AI face-swapping technology can indiscriminately harvest anyone's likeness, making ordinary people potential targets of deepfakes." The post Top Chinese Court Issues Sweeping Lega...

Police officer arrested over AI-generated sexual deepfakes

A police officer has been arrested last month for allegedly generating sexually exploitative deepfakes of people he knew with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and sharing th...

The 2026 Midterms Are Coming. Political Deepfakes Are Already Here

Remember that fake Joe Biden robocall? That likely won’t be the last AI deepfake we see during election season.

Deepfake alarm: AI’s shadow looms over entertainment industry after Rashmika Mandanna speaks out

The deepfake controversy involving Indian celebrities highlights the urgent need for AI regulations and safeguards, as these technological advancements pose significant risks, infl...

OpenAI: AI-Generated Deepfakes Will Become Impossible to Verify

Federal judges meeting in Boston heard tech industry warnings that AI-generated images and video are becoming nearly impossible to verify, as a judiciary committee considers whethe...

Chinese student jailed for creating 1,141 deepfakes of women in his lab

A Chinese doctoral student in Seoul was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Sept. 10 for creating 1,141 sexually explicit deepfakes of seven women from his research lab.

The rising threat of AI voice cloning and deepfakes

Deepfakes. A dangerously deceiving threat that has recently joined our long list of digital worries. And, as AI continues to grow smarter and more publicly accessible, the likeliho...

Taiwan to crack down on deepfakes ahead of voting

Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoingA political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake...

Deepfake Candidates in 2026: Catch Rates, Costs, Survey Data

Deepfake candidates in 2026: 22.4% of 475+ recruiters Pin surveyed confirmed one, and 40% of managers interviewed a fake. See the catch rates and costs. The post Deepfake Candidate...

Manhattan DA seizes 12 deepfake porn sites, says many more are out there

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference on Sept. 14, 2026. The sites turned photos of about 1,200 real people, most of them women, into AI-generate...

AI-generated content like deepfakes being used to push Alberta separatism

A variety of deepfakes and other AI-generated content are being used online to promote the idea of separatism in Alberta. As reported by CBC News, accounts on platforms like X (Twi...

Meta’s Oversight Board Orders the Company to Remove Deepfake Videos From Facebook

Meta’s Oversight Board has ordered the company to remove two AI-generated videos from Facebook and called for stronger measures to address the spread of deepfake content. [Read Mor...

Grotesque Engagement Farmers Are Using AI to Manipulate Real Arrest Footage So That Cops Grope Women

"It's important to remember that these videos feature real people — both police officers and citizens — who are being depicted doing things that never happened." The post Grotesque...

Number of deepfake sex videos up for review exceeds last year's figure in 8 months

The number of deepfake sex crime videos pending review by a Korean media regulator has surpassed 17,000 as of August this year, already surpassing last year's total, data showed Sa...

Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws

For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked like something had come undone. She turned away from the crow...

AI deepfake ads grow more popular in US midterm campaigns, blurring truth

The US midterm election campaign has been filled with political ads featuring AI deepfakes that can mislead voters.

Rajasthan Man Held For Circulating Deepfake Video Of CM Vijay

The TN Crime Branch-CID has arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated deepfake video of CM Joseph Vijay to defraud the public.