AI Incident Database - Incident 1355
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.
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- 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.
- epistemic-integrity
entity | 30 June 2026 | 70%
epistemic-integrity - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- general-public
entity | 29 June 2026 | 70%
general-public - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- churches
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
churches - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- congregants
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
congregants - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- mike-schmitz
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
mike-schmitz - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- religious-communities
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
religious-communities - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- religious-institutions
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
religious-institutions - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- religious-leaders
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
religious-leaders - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unknown-scammers-impersonating-religious-figures
entity | 5 Jan 2026 | 70%
unknown-scammers-impersonating-religious-figures - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams
event | 5 Jan 2026 | 78%
Religious communities in the U.S. and abroad reported the circulation of purportedly AI-generated videos and cloned audio impersonating pastors and church leaders, including Father Mike Schmitz, to solicit donations and spread incendiary sermons. The impersonations reportedly leveraged synthetic voice and likeness tools and were distributed via platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, and messaging apps. Some content remained unlabeled as AI-generated and was treated as authentic…