New research by Cybernews reveals that there have been 156 deepfake incidents targeting currently-serving U.S. officials in the past two years. Most of them are of Donald Trump. The research analyzed deepfakes of the President, Vice President, Cabinet members, governors, and Congress members.
Here are the key findings:
- 23 out of 602 currently-serving U.S. officials were targeted at least once during the analyzed period.
- In the past two years, there have been 156 deepfake instances of currently serving U.S. government officials. President Donald Trump alone accounts for 90 of the 156 instances recorded, or 58% of all deepfake incidents in the dataset.
- The next most targeted figures are Marco Rubio (13 instances) and JD Vance (12 instances). Together, the top three account for 115 out of 156 instances, or 73.7% of all recorded cases.
- 76% of deepfakes targeted Republicans – but without Trump, the distribution is more balanced.
- The most-deepfaked democrat is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with 9 instances recorded.
- The likelihood of being targeted by deepfakes drops sharply in larger groups, such as the House and Senate, where individual members are less visible and less recognized by the media.
For more information and visuals, here’s the full report: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/most-deepfaked-us-government-officials
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156 deepfakes targeted U.S. officials in the past two years: Cybernews
New research by Cybernews reveals that there have been 156 deepfake incidents targeting currently-serving U.S. officials in the past two years. Most of them are of Donald Trump. The research analyzed deepfakes of the President, Vice President, Cabinet members, governors, and Congress members.
Here are the key findings:
For more information and visuals, here’s the full report: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/most-deepfaked-us-government-officials
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