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closedclosed 30 Apr 2024Breaches & attacks3 Confirmed exploitationAI

Deepfake Account Impersonates Political Figure on TikTok

TikTok

An AI-generated deepfake account impersonated a political figure on TikTok to mislead users and solicit donations. The profile amassed thousands of followers before detection.

first report
16 Apr 2024
last update
16 Apr 2024

Timeline · 1

  1. 16 Apr 2024Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2024-04-16
    Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/737

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Classification

lane
Breaches & attacks
AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
AML.T0073 ImpersonationAML.T0088 Generate Deepfakes
tags
deepfakeimpersonationfraud
dates
happened 16 Apr 2024 · first reported 16 Apr 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
record
confidence 0.85 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Deepfake Account Impersonates Political Figure on TikTok

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-account-impersonates-political-figure-on-tiktok · AIR-2024-0023 · closed 2024-04-30

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-04-16
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: TikTok

## Summary

An AI-generated deepfake account impersonated a political figure on TikTok to mislead users and solicit donations. The profile amassed thousands of followers before detection.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2024-04-16: Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/737)

## Sources

- 2024-04-16 AI Incident Database: Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/737

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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