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Malaysia: Selangor police say a TikTok video falsely linking ex-police chief Acryl Sani to money from a 'Datuk' was AI-manipulated; he filed a report

Malay Mail, carrying a Bernama report of a Selangor police statement, reports that police were investigating a video that began circulating on TikTok on 20 June 2025. It showed an individual resembling former inspector-general of police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and purportedly linked him to receiving financial assistance from a person titled 'Datuk', with the money deposited into a bank account. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the video was fake and had been manipulated using artificial intelligence, that the claims were untrue and baseless, and that the former police chief never issued any statement as depicted. Acryl Sani lodged a police report denying that the video contained any official statement from him. Police opened an investigation under Section 419 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The statement does not say how police established that AI was used, and the tool is not named.

AI system
Unidentified video tool
Occurred
20 Jun 2025
Reported
22 June 2025
Event location
Malaysia
What the AI did
Depicted or impersonated the person
Reported harm
Reputational Harm
Whose AI use
Someone else’s AI use
Setting
Justice · Everyday life
Evidence
AI involvement reported · Causal attribution alleged · 1 source
3 claims: 3 reported. 4 open questions
People reported harmed
1 person

AI system as recorded: AI used to manipulate a video depicting the former inspector-general of police, as Selangor police describe it (tool not identified)

What Happened

The video. According to a Selangor police statement carried by Bernama and published by Malay Mail on 22 June 2025, a video began circulating on TikTok on 20 June 2025 showing an individual resembling former inspector-general of police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. The video purportedly linked him to receiving financial assistance from an individual titled 'Datuk', and claimed the money had been deposited into a bank account.

Police statement. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the video was fake and had been manipulated using artificial intelligence technology, that its claims were completely untrue and baseless, and that the 13th inspector-general of police never issued any statement as depicted. He said Acryl Sani had lodged a police report denying that the video contained any official statement from him. He advised the public not to share the video and said firm action would be taken against those spreading it.

Investigation. The case is being investigated under Section 419 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

What is not established. The source is a single police statement relayed by the national news agency. It does not say how police established that the video was AI-manipulated, who made or posted it, how widely it spread, or whether anyone acted on it. The tool is not named.

Reported harm

According to Selangor police, a video they say was manipulated using AI falsely linked the former inspector-general of police to receiving money from a 'Datuk'; he lodged a police report denying it.

Outcome

Unknown

Selangor police opened an investigation under Section 419 of the Penal Code (cheating by personation) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, advised the public not to share the video, and said firm action would be taken against those spreading it. No arrest or charge is reported in the source read.

What remains unknown

  • How police established that the video was manipulated using AI; the tool is not named
  • Who made and posted the video, and how widely it spread
  • Whether anyone acted on the video or lost money in connection with it
  • The outcome of the police investigation

What the evidence supports

AI involvement: reported. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan, whose force is investigating the case, said the video showing an individual resembling the former inspector-general of police was fake and had been manipulated using artificial intelligence technology. The AI-manipulated video depicts him (depicted_or_impersonated) and carried the false claim that he received money, which led him to lodge a police report. The statement does not disclose the technical basis for the AI description or name the tool.

3 claims: 3 reported. What the statuses mean

Reported A video that began circulating on TikTok on 20 June 2025 showed an individual resembling the former inspector-general of police and purportedly linked him to receiving financial assistance from a person titled 'Datuk'; Selangor police said it was fake, manipulated using AI, and untrue.

Causal attribution. Investigating police's statement relayed by Bernama; the basis for the AI description is not disclosed.

  • malaymail.com(opens in new tab) supports · English
    'The police are investigating a viral video showing an individual resembling former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah, allegedly linked to the receipt of financial aid from a person with the title'; 'Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the video, which began circulating on the TikTok social media platform on June 20, was fake and had been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.'; 'is completely untrue and baseless.'
Reported The former inspector-general of police lodged a police report denying that the video contained any official statement from him.

Causal attribution. Police statement relayed by Bernama.

  • malaymail.com(opens in new tab) supports · English
    'Hussein said Acryl Sani had lodged a police report denying that the video contained any official statement from him.'
Reported Police are investigating under Section 419 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and said firm action would be taken against those spreading the content.

Causal attribution. Police statement relayed by Bernama.

  • malaymail.com(opens in new tab) supports · English
    'The case is being investigated under Section 419 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.'; 'Firm action will be taken against those involved in spreading this fake content,'

Sources

1 source inspected. Sources that repeat one account do not corroborate each other.

How the sources were read, and where the events happened

Read in English on 2026-10-13 (HTTP 200). Malay Mail publication of a Bernama report of a Selangor police statement, first published 22 June 2025 9:03 MYT. Applies to s1.

Event countries: Malaysia. Affected-person countries: Malaysia. Court countries: Unknown.

Event: Selangor police (Subang Jaya district) are investigating the circulation of the video under Malaysian law, and the depicted person is Malaysia's former inspector-general of police who lodged a report with them; where the video was made or posted from is unknown. No court is involved.

Reviewed for publication 2026-10-13: Published as a reported single-chain case: Selangor police, the investigating force, said a TikTok video circulating from 20 June 2025 that falsely linked former inspector-general of police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani to receiving money from a 'Datuk' was fake and manipulated using AI; he lodged a police report denying it, and police opened an investigation. The police statement does not disclose the technical basis for the AI description. He is named as a public official in a matter concerning his public role.

People described

Former Malaysian inspector-general of police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, a public figure, depicted in a video that police say was AI-manipulated and falsely linked him to receiving money

People reported harmed in this case

1 person

0 AI participants · 1 other person harmed

One person: the former inspector-general of police depicted in the video, who lodged a police report denying it. The 'Datuk' named in the video and any viewers are not counted; no consequence is reported for them.

Counted once within this case. The same person may appear in other cases. This count does not establish AI causation.

Tags

#ai-manipulated-video#tiktok#police-statement#public-official#reputational-harm#malaysia#selangor

Cite this case

Compiled per our published methodology: verification statuses, sourcing standards, and corrections process.

APA

NOPE. (2026). Malaysia: Selangor police say a TikTok video falsely linking ex-police chief Acryl Sani to money from a 'Datuk' was AI-manipulated; he filed a report. AI incidents. https://nope.net/incidents/2025-selangor-police-say-ai-manipulated-tiktok-video-falsely-linked-former-police-chief-to-datuk-money

BibTeX

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  title = {Malaysia: Selangor police say a TikTok video falsely linking ex-police chief Acryl Sani to money from a 'Datuk' was AI-manipulated; he filed a report},
  author = {NOPE},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {AI incidents},
  url = {https://nope.net/incidents/2025-selangor-police-say-ai-manipulated-tiktok-video-falsely-linked-former-police-chief-to-datuk-money}
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