Deepfake of Bermuda Premier David Burt Promotes Investment Scam Using Royal Gazette Branding

April 5, 2025

Beware of a misleading deepfake video of Premier David Burt, circulating on Facebook and falsely promoting a government investment scheme. This malicious deepfake mimicked The Royal Gazette's branding and was linked to fraudulent social media accounts. Authorities confirmed the content as fake and urged the public to stay vigilant and report such scams.

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Alleged deployer: scammers-impersonating-david-burt, unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: david-burt, government-of-bermuda, general-public-of-bermuda, the-royal-gazette

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