Purported Deepfake Impersonating Sudha Murty Reportedly Promoted Quantum AI India Investment Scam via Spoofed News Link

December 19, 2025

A deepfake video, falsely representing Rajya Sabha MP and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty, was circulated on social media. The deceptive video prompted viewers to click a link for supposed investment opportunities, which directed users to a spoofed news website collecting personal information and promoting a bogus 'Quantum AI India' investment platform. Murty publicly cautioned that the video was AI-generated and fraudulent.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-scammers, quantum-ai-scammers, quantum-ai
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: rajya-sabha, sudha-murty, quantum-ai-victims, general-public, general-public-of-india, epistemic-integrity

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