diabetes-patients
diabetes-patients - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
What changed
A purported AI-generated deepfake video reportedly impersonated Auckland University diabetes expert Dr. Rinki Murphy, depicting her in a TVNZ interview with journalist Jack Tame promoting a fake diabetes cure. The alleged scam video circulated on social media in April–June 2025, prompting concern that New Zealanders were deceived into stopping prescribed medications. Despite reporting the incident, new variants of the video reportedly continued to emerge.
Timeline
- 15 June 2025Purported Deepfake Featuring Dr. Rinki Murphy and Jack Tame Reportedly Used to Promote Diabetes Scam in New ZealandIncident82%
- 12 Jan 2025Alleged Deepfake of New Zealand Endocrinologist Reportedly Promotes Misleading Diabetes ClaimIncident82%
- 19 Dec 2024Scammers Reportedly Using Deepfakes of Health Experts and Public Figures in Australia to Sell Health Supplements and Give Harmful AdviceIncident78%
PSF mapping
No PSF domains are mapped to this entity in the current public record.