AI Incident Database - Incident 1485
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.
- social-media-users
entity | 2 July 2026 | 70%
social-media-users - 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.
- youtube-users
entity | 23 June 2026 | 70%
youtube-users - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- fans-of-mrbeast
entity | 11 May 2026 | 70%
fans-of-mrbeast - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unknown-scammers-impersonating-mrbeast
entity | 11 May 2026 | 70%
unknown-scammers-impersonating-mrbeast - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unnamed-guelph-ontario-woman
entity | 11 May 2026 | 70%
unnamed-guelph-ontario-woman - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam
event | 11 May 2026 | 78%
A Guelph, Ontario, woman reportedly lost $14,000 after clicking a social-media ad for a cryptocurrency investment purportedly promoted by MrBeast. Police said her losses accumulated through an initial $250 payment and later transfers made after she spoke with supposed representatives and someone she believed was the YouTube creator, including $5,000 sent to a crypto wallet.