{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-05T07:24:38.831Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"celebrity","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"unknown","evidence":"","year":"","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":1,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":1,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":1,"minors":0,"coreRelations":0,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":2,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":2},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-argentina-jorge-martinez-ai-messi-milei-video-investment-scam","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'La primera estafa comenzó cuando Martínez se interesó por una supuesta plataforma de inversión que utilizaba videos falsos de Lionel Messi y Javier Milei, creados con Inteligencia Artificial, como parte de una estrategia para atraer a posibles víctimas.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'La primera estafa comenzó en una plataforma digital que usaba videos falsos de Lionel Messi y Javier Milei creados con Inteligencia Artificial para captar víctimas.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'Fue estafado por una plataforma promocionada con IA en la que utilizaban un video de Messi y otro de Milei para captar gente'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"'La segunda maniobra ocurrió mediante una plataforma que, según relató, utilizaba videos falsos elaborados con inteligencia artificial y referencias a Lionel Messi para captar posibles inversores.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'después de realizar el primer pago comenzó a recibir mensajes que mostraban acreditaciones de dinero'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Es esta plataforma que tenía como titular a Messi, después veo que es una inteligencia artificial'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s5"},{"locator":"'la propuesta era promocionada con imágenes generadas mediante inteligencia artificial de Lionel Messi y Javier Milei'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s6"}],"assertion":"The 79-year-old actor Jorge Martínez was drawn into a supposed investment platform that used AI-generated fake videos of Lionel Messi (and, in several reports, Javier Milei), and paid money into it.","causal_attribution":"La Criti's post and the outlets relaying it say the platform used AI-made videos of Messi and Milei to attract people. In the televised account he says the platform had Messi as its figurehead and that he later saw it was an artificial intelligence; Infobae, Crónica and TN mention only Messi, while La Nación also names Milei. No body says the videos were inspected, and none says the videos were what persuaded him to pay."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'“Cuando llegaron a los $19.300 de intereses me preguntaron a dónde me los mandaban y les dije que a mi cuenta. Les di mi cuenta, como un bol…, y cuando fui al banco a la tarde me habían dejado en cero mis cuatro cuentas”, relató Martínez.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'“Me dijeron que había una suma de 19 mil dólares. Después me cambiaron el número de cuenta, la clave y me retiraron lo último que tenía, que eran USD 1.400”, relató Martínez.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"}],"assertion":"He lost money through the AI-promoted platform; his tellings give different amounts.","causal_attribution":"Both tellings are his own account. In the La Criti account the platform's payout request preceded the emptying of his four accounts; in the televised account the platform took a 149,600-peso deposit and the last 1,400 dollars. The total lost to the platform is not stated."},{"id":"c3","status":"disputed","evidence":[{"locator":"'“Cuando llegaron a los $19.300 de intereses me preguntaron a dónde me los mandaban y les dije que a mi cuenta. Les di mi cuenta, como un bol…, y cuando fui al banco a la tarde me habían dejado en cero mis cuatro cuentas”, relató Martínez.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'Martínez afirmó que los delincuentes no solo tramitaron préstamos a su nombre, sino que también retiraron los fondos que tenía depositados.'","relation":"contradicts","source_id":"s4"}],"assertion":"After about two weeks of calls showing fictitious interest, the platform's callers asked for his bank details to pay out the gains, and his four bank accounts were emptied the same day.","causal_attribution":"His account as relayed by La Criti, La Opinión Austral and Pronto. In his televised account the withdrawal of his deposited savings follows the Temu-bonus call and the loans requested in his name, so his tellings conflict on which scam emptied the accounts. The amount is not stated."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Mandé a comprar unos artículos y me llamaron diciendo que como era tan buen cliente esa semana me iban a depositar 500 mil pesos en mi cuenta'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'Compré unos productos en Temu, que es una internacional que vende por internet.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s5"},{"locator":"'Martínez aseguró que, ante el pedido de los supuestos representantes, les brindó los datos de su cuenta bancaria para que pudieran realizarle el depósito.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s5"}],"assertion":"Callers posing as Temu told him he would receive a 500,000-peso deposit as a favoured customer, and he gave them his bank account details.","causal_attribution":"Recorded as context. No AI element is reported in this scam. In the televised account he says he does not blame the shopping platform, because its logo may have been copied."},{"id":"c5","status":"disputed","evidence":[{"locator":"'Me sacaron los 1400 dólares que había depositado en el banco'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'Finalmente, le solicitaron datos de su cuenta bancaria. Martínez aseguró que, en esa oportunidad, le retiraron los últimos ahorros que conservaba: unos 1400 dólares.'","relation":"contradicts","source_id":"s6"}],"assertion":"The fake-Temu bonus call took the 1,400 dollars he had deposited in the bank.","causal_attribution":"His words in the La Criti account place the 1,400 dollars in the Temu-bonus scam. In his televised account (Infobae, TN, La Nación, Crónica) the 1,400 dollars are the last savings taken by the AI-promoted platform. Recorded as disputed between his two tellings."},{"id":"c6","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Horas más tarde, un representante de su banco lo contactó para preguntarle si había solicitado dos préstamos, uno por $1.700.000 y otro por cerca de $863.000.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Según detalló, el dinero de los préstamos se pudo cancelar, aunque el resto de sus fondos desapareció de las cuentas.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'“Le dije que no había pedido nada. A los diez minutos me llamaron y me dijeron que ya habían parado los dos créditos”, recordó.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Y bueno, gracias a Dios, eso se pagó'","relation":"context","source_id":"s5"}],"assertion":"Hours after he gave his details to the bonus callers, his bank asked whether he had requested two loans of 1,700,000 and about 863,000 pesos, which he had not requested.","causal_attribution":"His televised account. Infobae and Crónica say the bank stopped the loans; TN and La Nación quote him saying the amount 'se pagó', so whether any debt remained is unclear. No AI element is reported in this step. In this telling the rest of his funds also disappeared from his accounts after this call ('el resto de sus fondos desapareció de las cuentas'), which conflicts with the La Criti account that ties the emptied accounts to the platform (see c3)."},{"id":"c7","status":"disputed","evidence":[{"locator":"'Allí le ofrecieron incorporarse a un sistema de supuestas ganancias en dólares a cambio de un depósito inicial de $149.600.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Le aseguraron que tenía más de USD 1.200 disponibles y, después, que la cifra había crecido hasta llegar a USD 19.000.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Me dijeron que había una suma de 19 mil dólares. Después me cambiaron el número de cuenta, la clave y me retiraron lo último que tenía, que eran USD 1.400'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s7"},{"locator":"'le retiraron los últimos ahorros que conservaba: unos 1400 dólares'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s6"},{"locator":"'Me sacaron los 1400 dólares que había depositado en el banco'","relation":"contradicts","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The platform asked for an initial deposit of 149,600 pesos, showed him fictitious credits rising from 1,200 to 19,000 dollars, then changed his account number and password and took the last 1,400 dollars he had.","causal_attribution":"His televised account; the 19,000-dollar balance was fictitious by his account. Disputed between his tellings: the La Criti account links the 1,400 dollars to the Temu call (see c5) and gives the platform's figure as 19,300 pesos of interest."},{"id":"c8","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'“Yo di usuario y clave. Por eso no puedo hacer absolutamente nada”, lamentó.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"'Según su testimonio, le explicaron que esa circunstancia podía complicar el reclamo.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s6"}],"assertion":"He gave the scammers his bank user name and password, and was told this complicates a formal claim.","causal_attribution":"His account of what the bank and others told him; no complaint outcome is reported."}],"effects":[{"label":"savings lost to online scams, including money taken through an investment platform promoted with AI-made celebrity videos","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://laopinionaustral.com.ar/argentina/jorge-martinez-victima-de-una-doble-estafa-un-falso-messi-creado-con-ia-y-una-supuesta-bonificacion-de-temu-713028.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-09-29 (La Opinión Austral, 28 September 2026). Relays the actor's account as told by journalist Nahuel Saa (La Criti). Researcher translation. Re-read from the retained body on 2026-10-03.","independence_group":"la-criti-account"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.pronto.com.ar/espectaculos/2026/9/28/jorge-martinez-victima-de-una-doble-estafa-le-vaciaron-las-cuentas-y-perdio-todos-sus-ahorros-264332.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-09-29 (Pronto, 28 September 2026); same account and quotes. Researcher translation. Re-read from the retained body on 2026-10-03.","independence_group":"la-criti-account"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://x.com/LaCritiok/status/2104695128891756941","kind":"journalist_social_post","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Post text read in Spanish on 2026-09-29 via api.fxtwitter.com (bodies/verify-ar-lacriti-x-2104695128891756941.json); the attached 99-second video of Martínez speaking was not transcribed. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"la-criti-account"},{"id":"s4","url":"https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2026/09/29/jorge-martinez-conto-que-sufrio-dos-estafas-por-internet-me-sacaron-los-ahorros-de-toda-la-vida/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-10-03 (Infobae, 29 September 2026). Reports the actor's interview on Lape Club Social. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"martinez-tv-interviews"},{"id":"s5","url":"https://tn.com.ar/show/famosos/2026/09/29/jorge-martinez-sufrio-dos-estafas-virtuales-y-perdio-todos-sus-ahorros-a-los-79-anos/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-10-03 (TN, 29 September 2026). Quotes the actor's interview with América. Treated with s4, s6 and s7 as one group: the actor's own televised account. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"martinez-tv-interviews"},{"id":"s6","url":"https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/jorge-martinez-sufrio-una-doble-estafa-virtual-y-le-vaciaron-sus-cuentas-bancarias-nid29092026/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-10-03 (La Nación, 29 September 2026). Quotes interviews with LN+ and América TV. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"martinez-tv-interviews"},{"id":"s7","url":"https://www.cronica.com.ar/diarioshow/farandula/jorge-martinez-sufrio-dos-estafas-virtuales-y-revelo-lo-que-mas-lamenta-me-sacaron-los-ahorros-de-toda-la-vida/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Read live in Spanish on 2026-10-03 (Crónica, 29 September 2026); text closely follows Infobae (s4) on the Lape Club Social interview. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"martinez-tv-interviews"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["How much he lost to each scam: his tellings conflict on which scam emptied his accounts and which took the 1,400 dollars.","When the scams happened. In the interview reported on 29 September 2026 he said 'el mes pasado me sacaron todo', but no body states the interview's air date, so no month is recorded.","Whether a police complaint was filed: TN reports a difficulty 'al momento de realizar la denuncia', and no body reports a filing or its outcome.","Whether the loans requested in his name left any debt (stopped per Infobae and Crónica; 'se pagó' per TN and La Nación).","Which platform and videos were involved; the videos were not inspected."],"geography":{"basis":"Martínez is presented by Argentine outlets as a telenovela actor and the amounts he describes are in pesos (La Opinión Austral; Pronto); no body states his residence. The scammers' phone numbers came from Spain and England per his account; the platform's location is unknown, so no event country is recorded. In the televised account he says the scammers used numbers from other countries and that an account holder linked to the transfers was registered in Córdoba; the place of the platform remains unknown.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":["AR"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an adverse financial experience: he lost money through an investment platform promoted with AI-made videos of Messi (and Milei in several reports), alongside a separate fake-Temu bonus scam. Corrected 2026-10-03 after reading his televised account (Infobae, TN, La Nación, Crónica): the record now gives both of his tellings, which conflict on which scam emptied his accounts and which took 1,400 dollars, and adds the 149,600-peso deposit, the fictitious 19,000-dollar balance and the loans requested in his name. He is a public figure telling his own account; the AI element rests on that account.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-03"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Journalist Nahuel Saa (La Criti) posted on X on 28 September 2026 that Martínez was defrauded by a platform 'promocionada con IA' that used a video of Messi and another of Milei; La Opinión Austral and Pronto rewrite this as fake videos created with AI. In a television interview reported by TN on 29 September 2026 he said the platform had Messi as its figurehead and that he later saw it was an artificial intelligence; Infobae and Crónica report that the platform used fake videos made with AI and references to Messi. The videos were not inspected and the AI claim rests on his account. The AI depicted third parties; no AI relation to the actor himself is established, so the relation is unknown.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Argentina: actor Jorge Martínez, 79, loses savings to two online scams days apart, one an investment platform promoted with AI-made fake videos of Lionel Messi and Javier Milei","summary":"The 79-year-old telenovela actor Jorge Martínez said in late September 2026 that he lost his savings to two online scams a few days apart. One was a supposed investment platform that, by his relayed and televised accounts, used fake videos of Lionel Messi (and, in several reports, Javier Milei) made with artificial intelligence. In a television interview he said the platform had Messi as its figurehead and that he later saw it was an artificial intelligence. The other began with callers posing as Temu, who promised him a 500,000-peso deposit as a favoured customer and asked for his bank details. His published tellings differ on which scam took what. In the account relayed by journalist Nahuel Saa (La Criti) on 28 September, the platform scam left his four bank accounts at zero and the Temu call took 1,400 dollars. In the television interviews reported on 29 September, the Temu call was followed by two loans requested in his name and the withdrawal of his savings, and the platform took an initial 149,600-peso deposit, showed a fictitious balance of 19,000 dollars and then took the last 1,400 dollars he had.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-09-28","aiSystem":"AI-generated fake videos of Lionel Messi (and, in several reports, Javier Milei) used to promote the investment platform (per the actor's relayed and televised accounts); the tool is not identified","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"An elderly actor lost savings to two online scams days apart, one an investment platform promoted with AI-made celebrity videos that took money from him (his account via La Criti, La Opinión Austral and Pronto, and his television interviews reported by Infobae, TN, La Nación and Crónica; the tellings differ on the amounts per scam).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person, Jorge Martínez (La Opinión Austral; Pronto; Infobae; TN; La Nación; Crónica). Exact 1.","victimAgeRange":"elderly","jurisdiction":"AR","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"unknown","primarySourceUrl":"https://laopinionaustral.com.ar/argentina/jorge-martinez-victima-de-una-doble-estafa-un-falso-messi-creado-con-ia-y-una-supuesta-bonificacion-de-temu-713028.html","primarySourceLabel":"La Opinión Austral, 28 September 2026: Jorge Martínez, víctima de una doble estafa: un falso Messi creado con IA y una supuesta bonificación de Temu","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T03:22:15.951695+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T03:26:32.54818+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfakes","investment-scam","celebrity-deepfake","messi","milei","elderly","argentina","financial-loss"]},{"id":"2026-bengaluru-mahalakshmi-layout-deepfake-leaders-forex-investment-scam","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani to be genuine, a city resident fell victim to an investment scam and lost Rs 7.66 lakh.'; 'came across the videos on Facebook on July 10. The videos purportedly showed Modi and others promoting online investments.'; 'Between July 10 and July 22, he transferred Rs 7.6 lakh to the bank accounts the suspects shared in multiple transactions.'; 'The victim clicked on a link given in the videos and wired Rs 22,000 to start his investment journey.'; 'The callers identified themselves as representatives of ‘One Two Markets’ company and told him that he could earn more if he got into forex trading.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'A 39-year-old Bengaluru resident allegedly lost ₹7.66 lakh after falling victim to an investment scam promoted through deepfake videos featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to his FIR, a 39-year-old Mahalakshmi Layout resident saw Facebook videos on 10 July 2026 purportedly showing Narendra Modi and others promoting online investments, believed the deepfake videos to be genuine, clicked a link and, between 10 and 22 July, transferred about Rs 7.6 lakh (Rs 7.66 lakh in total) to accounts supplied by callers from a purported forex company.","causal_attribution":"The complainant's FIR as reported by Deccan Herald and repeated by Mangalore Today; the deepfake characterisation is the reports', without technical confirmation."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'the victim reached out to the police and an FIR was registered on September 19. A probe is ongoing.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'An FIR was registered on September 19, and an investigation is underway.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"An FIR was registered on 19 September 2026 and a probe is ongoing.","causal_attribution":"Deccan Herald and Mangalore Today (one reporting chain)."}],"effects":[{"label":"a Bengaluru man lost Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex scheme he joined after deepfake videos of public figures appeared to endorse it","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-man-falls-for-pm-modi-anant-ambani-deepfakes-loses-over-rs-7-lakh-4160183","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-09-27 (Deccan Herald, DHNS, 25 September 2026; English). The visible page is truncated; the full article was read from its JSON-LD articleBody, which also embeds a related-article headline (a different Sitharaman-deepfake case) that is not used.","independence_group":"bengaluru-fir-deccanherald"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.mangaloretoday.com/headlines/Bengaluru-man-loses-Rs-7-66-lakh-after-falling-for-Modi-Anant-Ambani-deepfake-investment-videos.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-09-27 via the site's print view of the same article (Mangalore Today, 26 September 2026; English). Repeats the Deccan Herald FIR account; treated as derivative.","independence_group":"bengaluru-fir-deccanherald"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["Which police station registered the FIR and under which sections.","Whether the videos were examined and what tool made them; the deepfake label is the reports'.","Who operated the scheme and where; the +44 numbers do not establish location.","Whether any money has been traced or frozen."],"geography":{"basis":"The complainant lives in Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, and the FIR was registered in Bengaluru (Deccan Herald). The callers used +44 numbers, which does not establish where they were. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":["IN"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an everyday financial adverse experience: an unnamed complainant lost Rs 7.66 lakh after deepfake videos of public figures lured him into a forex scheme, reported by Deccan Herald and repeated by Mangalore Today (one chain; claims reported).","reviewed_on":"2026-09-27"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Deccan Herald's own lede calls the Facebook videos deepfakes of Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani. The FIR account it reports says only that the videos 'purportedly showed Modi and others promoting online investments'. No technical examination is reported. The relation is recorded as unknown: the AI videos impersonated third parties (public figures) to lure the complainant and did not depict, address or act for him in any way the reports establish; his dealings after clicking the link were with human callers.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Bengaluru (Karnataka): a 39-year-old man reports losing Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex 'investment' scheme after deepfake Facebook videos of Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani appeared to promote it (July 2026; FIR 19 September 2026)","summary":"According to an FIR reported by Deccan Herald, a 39-year-old resident of Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, saw videos on Facebook on 10 July 2026 that appeared to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani promoting online investments. Believing them genuine, he clicked a link, paid Rs 22,000, and was then called from UK (+44) numbers by people claiming to represent a company called 'One Two Markets', who opened a forex account in his name. Between 10 and 22 July he transferred about Rs 7.6 lakh in several payments; when he tried to withdraw, the callers demanded more money. He went to the police and an FIR was registered on 19 September; a probe is under way. Deccan Herald calls the videos deepfakes; no technical examination of them is reported.","incidentDate":"2026-07-10","incidentEndDate":"2026-07-22","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-09-25","aiSystem":"Deepfake videos (tool unidentified) depicting public figures promoting an investment scheme on Facebook","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A Bengaluru man lost Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex investment scam he entered after deepfake Facebook videos of national leaders and business figures appeared to promote it (his FIR, as reported by Deccan Herald and Mangalore Today).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person, the 39-year-old complainant (Deccan Herald; Mangalore Today).","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"IN-KA","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-man-falls-for-pm-modi-anant-ambani-deepfakes-loses-over-rs-7-lakh-4160183","primarySourceLabel":"Deccan Herald (DHNS), 25 September 2026: Bengaluru man falls for PM Modi, Anant Ambani deepfakes, loses over Rs 7 lakh","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-27T03:39:41.752411+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:27.815383+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","investment-scam","forex","facebook","celebrity-impersonation","financial-fraud","india","karnataka","bengaluru"]}]}