Unauthorized Deepfake Clones of Ravish Kumar Used on YouTube

# Unauthorized Deepfake Clones of Ravish Kumar Used on YouTube

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/unauthorized-deepfake-clones-of-ravish-kumar-used-on-youtube · AIR-2025-0016 · closed 2025-07-14

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-06-30
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: YouTube

## Summary

Multiple YouTube channels utilized deepfake technology to mimic an Indian journalist's face and voice to spread fabricated news. The journalist filed complaints with the platform.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-06-30: Alleged Unauthorized Deepfake AI Clones of Ravish Kumar Used to Spread Purportedly Fabricated News on YouTube (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1124)

## Sources

- 2025-06-30 AI Incident Database: Alleged Unauthorized Deepfake AI Clones of Ravish Kumar Used to Spread Purportedly Fabricated News on YouTube https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1124

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