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What changed

According to security reports by Meta, fictitious personas with GAN-generated profile pictures were used by people operating in Russia and Ukraine to push a disinformation campaign targeting Ukrainian social media users, and were taken down.

Timeline

1. 3 May 2026AI-Generated Profiles Used in Disinformation Campaign Targeting Ukrainians
   Incident82%

   • Updates on Our Security Work in Ukrainehttps://about.fb.com/news/2022/02/security-updates-ukraine/
   • Meta says it's shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operationhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/28/tech/meta-russia-ukraine-disinformation-network/index.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 205https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/205/

   Updates on Our Security Work in UkraineMeta says it's shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operationAI Incident Database - Incident 205
2. 13 June 2025Fake Biden Voice in Robocall Misleads New Hampshire Democratic Voters in 2024 Primary Election
   Incident82%

   • Democrats sound alarm over fake Biden ‘bunch of malarkey’ robocallhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/22/biden-fake-robocalls-new-hampshire
   • Fake Biden robocall not expected to affect NH primary, official sayshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/fake-biden-robocall-not-expected-affect-nh-primary-official-2024-01-23/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 628https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/628/

   Democrats sound alarm over fake Biden ‘bunch of malarkey’ robocallFake Biden robocall not expected to affect NH primary, official saysAI Incident Database - Incident 628
3. 31 May 2025Reported AI-Generated Clickbait Targets Adolescents in Rockingham County, North Carolina
   Incident82%

   • Dangerous AI scam lures students with fake headlines, warns Rockingham County Sheriffhttps://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/2-wants-to-know/online-scam-targets-teens-with-likeness-and-ai-headlines-rockingham-county-sheriff-warns/83-af38447a-3e48-4337-a255-803c474387c1
   • Internet Sensationalized News Scam Targeting Teenagers and Local Residents of Rockingham Countyhttps://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1104661351704643&id=100064823647307&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=dVVWZeLIjwzo53Rf#
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1090https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1090/

   Dangerous AI scam lures students with fake headlines, warns Rockingham County SheriffInternet Sensationalized News Scam Targeting Teenagers and Local Residents of Rockingham CountyAI Incident Database - Incident 1090
4. 15 May 2025Mother in Arizona Received Fake Ransom Call Featuring AI Voice of Her Daughter
   Incident82%

   • ‘I’ve got your daughter’: Mom warns of terrifying AI voice cloning scam that faked kidnappinghttps://www.nbc15.com/2023/04/10/ive-got-your-daughter-mom-warns-terrifying-ai-voice-cloning-scam-that-faked-kidnapping/
   • 'Mom, these bad men have me': She believes scammers cloned her daughter's voice in a fake kidnappinghttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/ai-scam-calls-kidnapping-cec/index.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 537https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/537/

   ‘I’ve got your daughter’: Mom warns of terrifying AI voice cloning scam that faked kidnapping'Mom, these bad men have me': She believes scammers cloned her daughter's voice in a fake kidnappingAI Incident Database - Incident 537
5. 7 May 2025Purported AI-Generated Deepfake Images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala Circulate Widely
   Incident78%

   • Katy Perry's Viral AI Met Gala Image Was So Good It Fooled Her Own Mom!https://people.com/katy-perry-met-gala-ai-image-fooled-her-mom-8637071
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1058https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1058/

   Katy Perry's Viral AI Met Gala Image Was So Good It Fooled Her Own Mom!AI Incident Database - Incident 1058
6. 7 May 2025Second Consecutive Year of Alleged AI-Generated Images Depicting Katy Perry at Met Gala Circulating Online
   Incident78%

   • Katy Perry's Met Gala AI-Generated Deep Fake Stumps Fans Again (but Not Her Mom This Time)https://people.com/katy-perry-2025-met-gala-ai-generated-deep-fake-photos-stumps-fans-again-11728878
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1059https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1059/

   Katy Perry's Met Gala AI-Generated Deep Fake Stumps Fans Again (but Not Her Mom This Time)AI Incident Database - Incident 1059
7. 27 Apr 2025Reportedly AI-Generated Image Circulates Amid Reports of Tanzania Revenue Authority Job Interviews
   Incident78%

   • AI-generated photo falsely shows hundreds lining up for ‘five jobs’ at Tanzania’s tax agencyhttps://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/ai-generated-photo-falsely-shows-hundreds-lining-five-jobs
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1050https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1050/

   AI-generated photo falsely shows hundreds lining up for ‘five jobs’ at Tanzania’s tax agencyAI Incident Database - Incident 1050
8. 27 Apr 2025Video Reportedly Created with AI Appears to Show Trump Backing Biafra Secession
   Incident78%

   • US president Donald Trump did not say he would grant Biafra independence from Nigeria – ignore AI-generated videohttps://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/us-president-donald-trump-did-not-say-he-would-grant-biafra
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1051https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1051/

   US president Donald Trump did not say he would grant Biafra independence from Nigeria – ignore AI-generated videoAI Incident Database - Incident 1051
9. 27 Apr 2025Purported AI-Generated Video Reportedly Depicts Trump Criticizing Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
   Incident78%

   • US president Trump didn’t call former Kenyan deputy president Gachagua a ‘terrible guy’ and a ‘criminal’ – viral video …https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/us-president-trump-didnt-call-former-kenyan-deputy-president
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1052https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1052/

   US president Trump didn’t call former Kenyan deputy president Gachagua a ‘terrible guy’ and a ‘criminal’ – viral video …AI Incident Database - Incident 1052
10. 16 Sept 2024Deepfake Recordings Allegedly Influence Slovakian Election
    Incident82%

    • Was Slovakia election the first swung by deepfakes?https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/was-slovakia-election-the-first-swung-by-deepfakes-7t8dbfl9b
    • Deepfakes in Slovakia Preview How AI Will Change the Face of Electionshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-10-04/deepfakes-in-slovakia-preview-how-ai-will-change-the-face-of-elections
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 573https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/573/

    Was Slovakia election the first swung by deepfakes?Deepfakes in Slovakia Preview How AI Will Change the Face of ElectionsAI Incident Database - Incident 573
11. 27 July 2024AI-Generated Obituaries Are Reportedly Intensifying Grief for Bereaved Families
    Incident78%

    • AI-written obituaries are compounding people’s griefhttps://www.fastcompany.com/91162990/ai-written-obituaries-are-compounding-peoples-grief
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 752https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/752/

    AI-written obituaries are compounding people’s griefAI Incident Database - Incident 752
12. 30 June 2024Facial Recognition Misidentifies Pregnant Woman Leading to False Arrest in Detroit
    Incident82%

    • Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant due to facial recognition technologyhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/detroit-woman-sues-city-falsely-arrested-8-months-pregnant-due-facial-rcna98447
    • ‘Are you kidding, carjacking?’: The problem with facial recognition in policinghttps://www.theguardian.com/newsletters/2023/aug/15/techscape-facial-recognition-software-detroit-porcha-woodruff-black-people-ai
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 592https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/592/

    Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant due to facial recognition technology‘Are you kidding, carjacking?’: The problem with facial recognition in policingAI Incident Database - Incident 592

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