Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Used in Fraudulent Weight-Loss Ad Campaign

# Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Used in Fraudulent Weight-Loss Ad Campaign

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-of-whoopi-goldberg-used-in-fraudulent-weight-loss-a · AIR-2025-0180 · closed 2025-02-19

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-02-05
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers deployed AI-generated video and audio impersonating Whoopi Goldberg across Instagram to advertise fake weight-loss supplements. Goldberg publicly denounced the ads on television and warned followers of the fraud.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-02-05: Alleged Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Reportedly Used in Fake Weight-Loss Supplement Ads on Instagram (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/917)

## Sources

- 2025-02-05 AI Incident Database: Alleged Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Reportedly Used in Fake Weight-Loss Supplement Ads on Instagram https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/917

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