Purported Deepfake of Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis Reportedly Used in Facebook Investment Scam

November 14, 2025

Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and the Ministry of Economy and Finance are reportedly taking legal action against operators of a Facebook page. This page allegedly utilized AI to generate a deepfake video, falsely depicting the minister endorsing fraudulent investment schemes.

Authorities expressed concern as this follows similar deepfake-driven scams in Greece involving impersonation of public figures for financial gain. Such incidents underscore the need for safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-scammers, unknown-scammers-impersonating-kyriakos-pierrakakis
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
kyriakos-pierrakakis, government-of-greece, ministry-of-economy-and-finance-of-greece, general-public, general-public-of-greece, greek-investors, investors, epistemic-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1271

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