{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-09T06:46:33.257Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"legal","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"unknown","evidence":"","year":"unknown","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":2,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":2,"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-egypt-ai-fabricated-public-figure-chats-product-promotion-fraud-arrest","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'واصطناعه محادثات وهمية مع شخصيات عامة باستخدام برامج الذكاء الاصطناعي لاستقطاب ضحاياه وإضفاء المصداقية على نشاطه الإجرامي'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'كما أقر باصطناع محادثات وهمية مع شخصيات عامة باستخدام برامج الذكاء الاصطناعي، بهدف استقطاب ضحاياه وإضفاء المصداقية على نشاطه الإجرامي'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'كان يصطنع محادثات وهمية مع شخصيات عامة باستخدام برامج الذكاء الاصطناعي، لإضفاء المصداقية على نشاطه واستقطاب ضحاياه'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"According to the Interior Ministry, the suspect fabricated conversations with public figures using artificial intelligence programs to attract victims and lend credibility to his activity; Youm7 and Akhbar El-Yom report this as his admission, and Al-Gomhor attributes it to the investigations.","causal_attribution":"Interior Ministry account of the suspect's admission, relayed by three outlets (one chain); no program or forensic finding is reported."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'قيام أحد الأشخاص بإدارة صفحة بمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي للنصب والاحتيال والاستيلاء على أموال المواطنين راغبي الترويج لمنتجاتهم التجارية عبر الإعلانات الممولة'; 'وتحت زعم زيادة أعداد المتابعين على صفحاتهم الإلكترونية'; 'وطلبه منهم تحويل مبالغ مالية له، وعقب ذلك يقوم بغلق هاتفه المحمول'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'ثم يطلب منهم تحويل مبالغ مالية، قبل أن يغلق هاتفه عقب الاستيلاء عليها'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"According to the Interior Ministry, the suspect ran a social media page that took money from people who wanted to promote their products through sponsored advertising, on the claim of increasing their followers, asked them to transfer money and then switched off his phone.","causal_attribution":"Interior Ministry account; amounts and the number of people are not reported."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'وتبين ارتكابه (12) واقعة نصب واحتيال على المواطنين بذات الأسلوب'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'تبين ارتكابه 12 واقعة نصب واحتيال على المواطنين، مستخدمًا الأسلوب الإجرامي ذاته'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The Interior Ministry says the suspect committed 12 fraud incidents against citizens in the same way.","causal_attribution":"Ministry count of incidents; the number of distinct people is not stated."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'أمكن تحديد وضبط القائم على إدارة الصفحة المشار إليها'; 'مقيم بدائرة قسم شرطة الأهرام'; 'تم اتخاذ الإجراءات القانونية'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'وعُثر بحوزته على هاتف محمول، وبفحصه تبين احتواؤه على دلائل تؤكد نشاطه الإجرامي'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The ministry's information technology crimes department identified and arrested the man, who lived in the Al-Ahram police station district, seized a mobile phone holding evidence of the activity, and took legal measures.","causal_attribution":"Police action as stated by the ministry; no charge or court step is reported."}],"effects":[{"label":"people seeking paid promotion for their products transferred money to a page that used AI-fabricated conversations with public figures, and the operator then switched off his phone","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.youm7.com/story/2026/10/2/%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%89-12-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8/7564819","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ar","translation_note":"Read live in Arabic on 2026-10-04 (Youm7, 2 October 2026, bylined Mahmoud Abdel-Radi; the canonical story page and its AMP copy carry the same text). Researcher translation. Relays the Egyptian Interior Ministry statement; same chain as the other two sources. The Arabic refers to the suspect with masculine forms, rendered as 'man'.","independence_group":"egypt-moi-ai-fake-public-figure-chats-statement-2026-10-02"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/4885571/1/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ar","translation_note":"Read live in Arabic on 2026-10-04 (Akhbar El-Yom, 2 October 2026). Researcher translation. Relays the Egyptian Interior Ministry statement; same chain as the other two sources. The Arabic refers to the suspect with masculine forms, rendered as 'man'.","independence_group":"egypt-moi-ai-fake-public-figure-chats-statement-2026-10-02"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.algomhor.com/490059","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ar","translation_note":"Read live in Arabic on 2026-10-04 (Al-Gomhor, 2 October 2026). Researcher translation. Relays the Egyptian Interior Ministry statement; same chain as the other two sources. The Arabic refers to the suspect with masculine forms, rendered as 'man'.","independence_group":"egypt-moi-ai-fake-public-figure-chats-statement-2026-10-02"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["Which public figures were imitated, what the fabricated conversations looked like and which AI programs were used.","How many distinct people the 12 incidents involved and how much money was taken.","When the page began operating, whether the arrest took place in Giza or Cairo, and whether the man has been charged."],"geography":{"basis":"Egypt's Interior Ministry arrested the man, who lived in the Al-Ahram police station district (Youm7; Akhbar El-Yom). Youm7's headline places the case in Giza, while Akhbar El-Yom and Al-Gomhor place the arrest in Cairo. The ministry calls the victims citizens but does not say where they live, so no affected-person country is recorded. No court step is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["EG"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter: the Egyptian Interior Ministry says a man used AI programs to fabricate conversations with public figures to win the trust of people who then transferred money to him, in 12 fraud incidents. One ministry statement relayed by three outlets; the AI use rests on the suspect's admission as the ministry reports it. The suspect and the people defrauded are not identified.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-04"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Interior Ministry says the suspect admitted fabricating conversations with public figures using artificial intelligence programs to attract victims and lend credibility to his activity (Youm7; Akhbar El-Yom); Al-Gomhor attributes the same finding to the investigations. No program is named and no forensic finding is reported. The fabricated conversations imitated public figures who are not identified or reported harmed; the reports do not describe what the people who paid were shown, so the relation between the AI output and them is recorded as unknown.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Egypt: the Interior Ministry says a man used AI programs to fabricate conversations with public figures to win the trust of people who wanted paid promotion for their products, took their money transfers and then switched off his phone, in 12 fraud incidents; arrest announced on 2 October 2026","summary":"On 2 October 2026 Youm7, Akhbar El-Yom and Al-Gomhor relayed an Egyptian Interior Ministry statement saying that the ministry's information technology crimes department, working with the public security sector, had identified a man running a social media page that took money from people who wanted to promote their products through sponsored advertising, on the claim that it would raise their follower numbers. The ministry says that, when confronted, he admitted creating the page to defraud them and fabricating conversations with public figures using artificial intelligence programs to attract victims and make his activity look credible. He asked them to transfer money and then switched off his phone. The ministry says he committed 12 fraud incidents against citizens in the same way and that legal measures were taken. 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Unquantified; numeric fields are zero placeholders.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"EG","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.youm7.com/story/2026/10/2/%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%89-12-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8/7564819","primarySourceLabel":"Youm7, 2 October 2026: Man with a police record used AI in 12 fraud incidents in Giza (Interior Ministry statement)","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-04T03:29:48.42061+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:29:48.42061+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-fabricated-chats","impersonation","public-figures","advance-payment-fraud","social-media-advertising","egypt","arrest","arabic-language"]},{"id":"2026-korneuburg-ai-generated-images-other-men-partner-kicked-door-knives","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Auf WhatsApp veröffentlichte sie ein Bild mit zwei Männern – KI-generiert! Der Deutsche (46), mit dem sie eine On-Off-Beziehung führte, bekam das mehr als in den falschen Hals.'; '„Sie wollte mich eifersüchtig machen. Sie hat gewusst, dass das funktioniert“, erzählt er, dass seine On-Off-Freundin, nur um ihn wütend zu machen, KI-generierte Bilder mit gleich zwei anderen Männern auf WhatsApp veröffentlicht hatte.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The woman posted on WhatsApp AI-generated images showing two men; the man, with whom she had an on-off relationship, said she did it to make him jealous.","causal_attribution":"Court report; the motive is the defendant's account."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Denn mit gleich drei Messern sei der Deutsche zur Wohnung der Frau. Dort habe er angeläutet, angeklopft und versucht sie anzurufen – keine Reaktion.'; 'Denn dann versuchte der 46-Jährige die Eingangstüre einzutreten – mit voller Wucht.'; 'Mit den Messern – laut Strafantrag ein Stanleymesser, ein Taschenmesser und ein Küchenmesser – habe er sich gegen die zwei männlichen Besucher verteidigen wollen.'; 'Letztlich öffnete ihm die Frau dann selbst die Türe. Zu Gewalt oder Drohungen kam es nicht. Auch von den KI-Affären fehlte natürlich jede Spur.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The man went to the woman's flat carrying three knives, rang, knocked and tried to call her, then tried to kick in the entrance door; he said the knives were to defend himself against the two male visitors. She eventually opened the door; there was no violence or threat and no men were there.","causal_attribution":"Court report quoting the charge and the defendant; he links his conduct to the images."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'„Sie haben so fest zu getreten, dass Sie sich die Zehen gebrochen haben“, stellt der Richter fest. „Korrekt“, sagt der gelernte Tischler mit gesenktem Kopf.'; 'Und was danach folgte, qualifiziert die Staatsanwaltschaft als versuchten Hausfriedensbruch.'; 'Weil er verspricht weiterhin eine Alkoholtherapie zu machen, gibt es eine Diversion. Er hat sechs Monate Zeit eine Geldbuße in Höhe von 400 Euro zu bezahlen, dann wird das Verfahren endgültig eingestellt.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'„Ich war ziemlich aufgebracht und betrunken“, spricht der Deutsche sein Alkoholproblem an.'","relation":"context","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"He broke his toes kicking the door; prosecutors treated the incident as attempted trespass, and the Korneuburg court granted diversion with a EUR 400 fine payable within six months, on his promise to continue alcohol therapy.","causal_attribution":"Court report. He was drunk and acknowledged an alcohol problem, which the report presents alongside the images."}],"effects":[{"label":"her on-off partner, who took the AI-generated men to be real, came to the woman's flat carrying three knives and tried to kick in her door","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"},{"label":"the man broke his toes kicking the door and was prosecuted for attempted trespass, receiving diversion with a EUR 400 fine","claim_id":"c3","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.krone.at/4286140","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"de","translation_note":"Full German body read by curl on 2026-09-29 (court report by Sophie Pratschner, published 7 September 2026 17:00). Researcher's English rendering; no human translation.","independence_group":"krone"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["own_use","others_use"],"contexts":["relationships","justice"],"unknowns":["The year of the 12 May incident (the report gives only the day and month).","Which AI tool produced the images and whether the woman appears in them.","The woman's own account and any effect on her beyond the attempted entry."],"geography":{"basis":"The report calls the woman a Lower Austrian ('Niederösterreicherin') and the hearing took place at the Landesgericht Korneuburg in Lower Austria; the flat is hers. The man is described as German; where he lives is not stated, so AT is recorded for affected persons on the basis of the woman only.","court_countries":["AT"],"event_countries":["AT"],"affected_person_countries":["AT"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a concrete court-reported case in which AI-generated images of non-existent men, shared to provoke jealousy, preceded an armed attempt to enter a woman's flat, the man's injury and his prosecution. It rests on a single Kronen Zeitung court report; neither person is named.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-29"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Kronen Zeitung court report describes the images the woman posted as AI-generated ('KI-generiert'); the tool is not named and the images were not inspected.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Lower Austria: after a woman posted AI-generated images showing two men on WhatsApp, her on-off partner, who told the court she wanted to make him jealous, drove to her flat carrying three knives and kicked her door so hard that he broke his toes; the Korneuburg regional court granted diversion with a EUR 400 fine","summary":"The Kronen Zeitung reported on 7 September 2026 a hearing at the Landesgericht Korneuburg. A woman from Lower Austria had posted on WhatsApp AI-generated images showing two men, and the 46-year-old German man with whom she had an on-off relationship took it badly. On 12 May, according to the report, he went to her flat carrying three knives (a utility knife, a pocket knife and a kitchen knife), rang, knocked and tried to call her, then tried to kick in the front door with such force that he broke his toes. He told the court she had wanted to make him jealous, that he was drunk, and that he had brought the knives to defend himself against the two male visitors. The woman eventually opened the door herself; there was no violence or threat, and there were no men. Prosecutors treated it as attempted trespass. Because he promised to continue alcohol therapy, the court granted diversion: the case will be dropped if he pays a EUR 400 fine within six months.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-09-07","aiSystem":"Unidentified image-generation tool used to make pictures of two men; the images were shared on WhatsApp","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["physical_injury","legal_harm","relationship_disruption"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to a Kronen Zeitung court report, a man who took AI-generated images of two men, posted by his on-off partner, as real went to her flat carrying three knives and kicked her door, breaking his toes; he was prosecuted for attempted trespass and received diversion with a EUR 400 fine, and the relationship ended.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"The woman who posted the AI-generated images (1 participant user): the report says the man tried to kick in the entrance door of her flat while carrying three knives, which prosecutors charged as attempted trespass; the report states there was no violence or threat and gives no account from her, so no further harm to her is recorded. The man (1 other person): he believed the pictured men were real, broke his toes kicking the door and was prosecuted. Documented minimum 2.","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"AT","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.krone.at/4286140","primarySourceLabel":"Kronen Zeitung, 7 September 2026: Gegen Tür getreten - Eifersüchtig auf KI-Männer: Deutscher vor Gericht","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T09:00:35.61122+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:43.220303+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-generated-image","whatsapp","jealousy","attempted-trespass","diversion","austria","lower-austria","court-report","german-language"]}]}