Deepfake of Presidential Candidate Used in Investment Scam Ads on Meta

# Deepfake of Presidential Candidate Used in Investment Scam Ads on Meta

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-of-presidential-candidate-used-in-investment-scam-a · AIR-2025-0087 · closed 2025-09-25

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-09-11
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Meta Platforms

## Summary

Scammers circulated deepfake videos cloning a political candidate to endorse fraudulent investment schemes on social media. The synthetic media aimed to exploit public trust for financial fraud.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-09-11: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1207)

## Sources

- 2025-09-11 AI Incident Database: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1207

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