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Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

September 11, 2025

Recent reports indicate deepfake videos, allegedly AI-generated, circulated on Meta platforms purporting to show Irish Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys endorsing high-return investment schemes. These videos are suspected to have exploited public trust and led consumers into potential fraudulent activities.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-scammers-impersonating-heather-humphreys, unknown-scammers, quantum-ai, quantum-ai-scammers
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
heather-humphreys, general-public-of-ireland, fine-gael, epistemic-integrity, electoral-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1207

Data source

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