Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Ads on Facebook Reportedly Impersonate Trump, Musk, Ocasio-Cortez, Warren, Sanders, and Leavitt to Promote Fraudulent Rebates
Description
A Tech Transparency Project investigation identified purportedly AI-generated deepfake ads on Facebook impersonating President Trump, Elon Musk, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The ads allegedly promoted fake $5,000 government rebates and similar scams, reportedly misleading users and generating ad revenue for Meta before removal.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown-scammers-operating-meta-ad-accounts
- senior-health-daily-usa-(advertiser)
- rfy-news-group-(advertiser-network)
- relief-eligibility-center-(advertiser)
- meta
- i-love-my-freedom-(advertiser)
- health-benefits-for-seniors-(advertiser)
- hannah-grace-(advertiser)
- get-covered-today-(advertiser)
- freedom-asset-advocates-(advertiser)
- end-the-wokeness-(advertiser)
- asking-america-(advertiser)
- american-relief-programs-(scam-network)
- scammers
Alleged Developers
- meta
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- public-trust
- meta-users
- karoline-leavitt
- instagram-users
- general-public
- facebook-users
- epistemic-integrity
- elon-musk
- elizabeth-warren
- elderly-individuals
- donald-trump
- bernie-sanders
- alexandria-ocasio-cortez
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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