AI Incident Database - Incident 1121
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
Records using this source
- deepfake-technology-developers
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
deepfake-technology-developers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- scammers
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
scammers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- elderly-investors
entity | 16 June 2026 | 70%
elderly-investors - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- general-public-of-canada
entity | 10 May 2026 | 70%
general-public-of-canada - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- canadian-cryptocurrency-investors
entity | 29 June 2025 | 70%
canadian-cryptocurrency-investors - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- general-public-of-ontario
entity | 29 June 2025 | 70%
general-public-of-ontario - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- general-public-of-simcoe-county
entity | 29 June 2025 | 70%
general-public-of-simcoe-county - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unknown-scammers-targeting-simcoe-county
entity | 29 June 2025 | 70%
unknown-scammers-targeting-simcoe-county - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Alleged AI Deepfake Videos Used to Lure Simcoe County, Ontario Residents in Crypto Scam
event | 29 June 2025 | 78%
Multiple residents in Simcoe County, Ontario, have reportedly lost tens of thousands of dollars each after encountering purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos online that depict trusted public figures endorsing crypto investments. According to MP Adam Chambers and local reports, these manipulated ads misled victims into transferring funds through legitimate exchanges to fraudulent wallets.