{ "meta": { "exportedAt": "2026-09-22T17:44:52.967Z", "formatVersion": 2, "selection": { "q": "rajasthan", "system": "", "harm": "", "context": "", "country": "", "role": "", "relation": "", "evidence": "", "year": "2026", "response": "", "severity": "", "verification": "", "view": "incidents", "sort": "added" }, "totalIncidents": 2, "coverage": { "cases": 2, "countries": 1, "languages": 1, "unknownLocation": 0, "locationPending": 0, "unknownLanguage": 0, "unknownDate": 0, "lawsuits": 0, "regulatory": 1, "minors": 0, "coreRelations": 2, "contextualRelations": 0, "mixedRelations": 0, "unknownRelations": 0, "relationPending": 0, "relationUnknown": 0 }, "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": "NOPE Incident Tracker", "url": "https://nope.net/incidents", "license": "CC BY 4.0" }, "incidents": [ { "id": "2026-rajasthan-influencer-ganga-dip-ai-deepfake-reel", "caseFacts": { "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "status": "reported", "evidence": [ { "locator": "'The victim had visited Haridwar with her family in June to take a dip in the Ganga. On June 6, she also uploaded a video on social media showing herself taking a dip in the river while wearing a salwar suit. The video was edited to create a fake version, which went viral last week'; 'Around two months later, she suddenly discovered that the original video had been manipulated using AI to create and circulate an objectionable video showing the same movements. Her face and body were portrayed in a shameful manner in the fake video.'", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s1" } ], "assertion": "On 6 June 2026 the influencer uploaded a video of herself taking a dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, wearing a salwar suit; about two months later she discovered that it had been manipulated with AI into an objectionable video showing the same movements, which went viral in the week before 20 September 2026.", "causal_attribution": "The victim's account as reported; the AI characterisation is the report's." }, { "id": "c2", "status": "reported", "evidence": [ { "locator": "'I am mentally very disturbed. People are commenting... I have reached a point where I cannot even step out of my house.'; 'In a statement, the victim said the fake video had caused her severe mental distress. People were posting objectionable comments under the video, while several others were also sharing it.'", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s1" } ], "assertion": "She said the fake video caused her severe mental distress, that people were posting objectionable comments and sharing it, and that she had reached a point where she could not step out of her house; she appealed for its removal as a matter of her dignity.", "causal_attribution": "The victim's statement." }, { "id": "c3", "status": "reported", "evidence": [ { "locator": "'The victim then filed a complaint with the cyber crime police on September 16.'; 'RPS officer Pallavi Gupta, who is investigating the case, said they are trying to establish who created and circulated the video. Efforts are also being made to remove it from social media. She said it would take time to complete the investigation and identify the accused.'", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s1" } ], "assertion": "She filed a complaint with the cyber-crime police on 16 September 2026; the investigating RPS officer said police were trying to establish who created and circulated the video and to have it removed, and that identifying the accused would take time.", "causal_attribution": "Police statement as quoted by the report." } ], "effects": [ { "label": "an AI-manipulated objectionable reel of the influencer went viral with abusive comments; she reports severe mental distress and being unable to leave her house", "claim_id": "c2", "direction": "negative" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/rajasthan/news/rajasthan-influencer-ai-deepfake-video-controversy-cyber-safety-139083898.html", "kind": "news_report", "access": "read", "language": "en", "translation_note": "Read live in English on 2026-09-21 (HTTP 200; published 2026-09-20 06:00 IST; Dainik Bhaskar English, Rajasthan local news, 'Sunday Big Story'). Based on the victim's public statement and the investigating officer; the victim is not named.", "independence_group": "dainik-bhaskar-2026-09-20" } ], "version": 1, "ai_roles": [ "others_use" ], "contexts": [ "everyday_life", "privacy", "justice" ], "unknowns": [ "The tool used, the platform on which the fake circulated and who made it are not established.", "The exact date the manipulated reel began circulating is given only as 'last week' relative to 20 September; the record uses the complaint date.", "The victim's town and the police unit handling the complaint are not stated.", "No arrest, takedown outcome or later coverage was found by 21 September 2026." ], "geography": { "basis": "The original video was recorded at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar (Uttarakhand); the victim is a Rajasthan influencer and the complaint is with the cyber-crime police and is investigated by a Rajasthan Police Service officer (Dainik Bhaskar English, Rajasthan edition). No court proceeding.", "court_countries": [], "event_countries": [ "IN" ], "affected_person_countries": [ "IN" ] }, "publication": { "basis": "Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an AI image-based abuse case with a reported harm (severe distress, withdrawal from public life) stated publicly by the victim and a registered cyber-crime complaint confirmed by the investigating officer. One source read in full; claims recorded as reported. The victim is anonymous in the source and here.", "reviewed_on": "2026-09-21" }, "ai_involvement": { "basis": "The report states that the original video 'was manipulated using AI to create and circulate an objectionable video showing the same movements' and describes the case as a deepfake; the investigating officer is quoted on the investigation, not on the tool. No forensic finding is reported and the tool is not identified.", "status": "reported" }, "person_relations": [ "depicted_or_impersonated" ] }, "name": "Rajasthan: a social-media influencer's video of a Ganga dip at Haridwar was manipulated with AI into an objectionable reel that went viral; she says she is mentally disturbed and cannot leave her house, and filed a cyber-crime complaint on 16 September 2026", "summary": "A Rajasthan social-media influencer visited Haridwar with her family in June 2026 and on 6 June uploaded to Instagram a short video, recorded by relatives, of herself taking a dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri wearing a salwar suit. About two months later she found that the video had been manipulated with AI into an objectionable version showing the same movements with her face and body portrayed 'in a shameful manner'; the fake reel went viral in the week before 20 September and drew objectionable comments and re-sharing. In a public appeal she asked whoever uploaded it to remove it, saying it was a matter of her dignity, that she was mentally very disturbed and had reached a point where she could not step out of her house. She filed a complaint with the cyber-crime police on 16 September 2026; the investigating Rajasthan Police Service officer said they were trying to identify who created and circulated the video and to have it removed, and that identifying the accused would take time. Dainik Bhaskar's English edition reported the case on 20 September in a 'Sunday Big Story' that does not name her.", "incidentDate": "2026-09-16", "incidentKind": "single_event", "incidentDatePrecision": "day", "exposurePattern": "unknown", "reportedDate": "2026-09-20", "aiSystem": "AI video manipulation (deepfake) tool, not identified", "severity": "medium", "verificationStatus": "credible", "harmCategories": [], "harmOutcomes": [ "psychological_distress", "reputational_harm", "exploitation_or_abuse" ], "harmOutcomeSummary": "The influencer says the AI-manipulated reel, its viral spread and the comments left her mentally very disturbed and unable to leave her house, and that it damaged her dignity (her statement as reported by Dainik Bhaskar English); the objectionable depiction itself is the abuse.", "frameworkFacets": [], "causationStatus": "alleged", "participantUsersAffectedMin": 0, "otherPeopleHarmedMin": 1, "affectedCountStatus": "exact", "affectedCountEvidence": "One depicted person, the influencer who filed the complaint (Dainik Bhaskar English). Exact 1.", "victimAgeRange": "unknown", "jurisdiction": "IN", "platformType": "other", "outcomeType": "investigation_opened", "outcomeStatus": "ongoing", "primarySourceUrl": "https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/rajasthan/news/rajasthan-influencer-ai-deepfake-video-controversy-cyber-safety-139083898.html", "primarySourceLabel": "Dainik Bhaskar English (Rajasthan), 20 September 2026, Sunday Big Story: Truth behind Rajasthan influencer's viral objectionable reel: AI-generated deepfake video", "firstPublishedAt": "2026-09-21T04:11:24.565395+00:00", "scopeVersion": "facts-v3", "tags": [ "deepfake", "ai-generated-video", "harassment", "influencer", "india", "rajasthan", "haridwar", "depicted", "cyber-crime-complaint" ] }, { "id": "2026-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-deepfake-financial-aid-fraud", "caseFacts": { "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "status": "corroborated", "evidence": [ { "locator": "'deepfake videos in which Vijay was shown speaking in Hindi and asking people to contact a WhatsApp number'; 'arrested on September 12 and handed over to Tamil Nadu Police'; 'A case was registered in Tamil Nadu on Sept 1'.", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s1" }, { "locator": "'an AI-generated version of Vijay speaking in a fabricated Hindi voice'; 'arrested on September 12 in Alwar district'; 'registered a case on September 1'.", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s2" } ], "assertion": "AI-generated videos showing a simulated Chief Minister Vijay with a Hindi voice-over asked viewers to contact a WhatsApp number for financial aid; the CB-CID registered a case on 1 September 2026 and on 12 September a 28-year-old Alwar man was arrested and remanded in Tamil Nadu.", "causal_attribution": "Reported by the Rajasthan police side (TOI) and the Tamil Nadu CB-CID side (India Today) independently." }, { "id": "c2", "status": "reported", "evidence": [ { "locator": "'used to cheat several people in Madhya Pradesh and other states'; 'The CBCID also traced a man in Madhya Pradesh who had lost money in the fraud'.", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s2" }, { "locator": "'the scam had already claimed victims in Madhya Pradesh and other states'; 'statements from a victim in Madhya Pradesh'.", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s3" }, { "locator": "'attempts were made to cheat people in several states, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan'.", "relation": "supports", "source_id": "s1" } ], "assertion": "People in Madhya Pradesh and other states lost money to the scheme; the CB-CID traced a Madhya Pradesh man who lost money and recorded his statement.", "causal_attribution": "Police account; TOI's Rajasthan-side wording ('attempts were made to cheat') is weaker than the CB-CID's ('lost money'), so the claim is recorded as reported." } ], "effects": [ { "label": "people in Madhya Pradesh and other states lost money to deepfake 'financial assistance' videos of the Chief Minister; one victim documented", "claim_id": "c2", "direction": "negative" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/raj-man-held-for-ai-deepfake-fraud-using-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-videos/articleshow/134294900.cms", "kind": "news_report", "access": "read", "language": "en", "translation_note": "Read in English on 2026-09-18 (Times of India, Jaipur, 16 Sep 2026). Rajasthan-side account with Alwar SP and Lakshmangarh station quotations.", "independence_group": "toi-jaipur" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cm-vijay-ai-deepfake-scam-tamil-nadu-cbcid-arrests-rajasthan-man-2994535-2026-09-14", "kind": "news_report", "access": "read", "language": "en", "translation_note": "Read in English on 2026-09-18 (India Today, 14 Sep 2026). CB-CID account including the Madhya Pradesh victim and the Pakistan-linked accounts.", "independence_group": "cbcid-release" }, { "id": "s3", "url": "https://www.newspointapp.com/english/top-news/rajasthan-man-held-for-circulating-deepfake-video-of-tn-cm-udayavani/articleshow/1450482066292b26f3fe72876b1dda49906109bd", "kind": "news_report", "access": "read", "language": "en", "translation_note": "Read in English on 2026-09-18 via the MSN content API copy (Udayavani/PTI, 15 Sep 2026). Official-release account; same chain as the CB-CID statement.", "independence_group": "cbcid-release" } ], "version": 1, "ai_roles": [ "others_use" ], "contexts": [ "finance", "everyday_life", "justice" ], "unknowns": [ "The number of defrauded people and the amounts lost are not published.", "When the videos began circulating is not stated; the case was registered on 1 September.", "Whether the accused acted alone and who operates the Pakistan-linked accounts remain under investigation.", "The AI tools used are not identified." ], "geography": { "basis": "Case registered by the Tamil Nadu CB-CID; arrest in Alwar district, Rajasthan; victims traced in Madhya Pradesh (India Today, TOI). Remand in Tamil Nadu.", "court_countries": [ "IN" ], "event_countries": [ "IN" ], "affected_person_countries": [ "IN" ] }, "publication": { "basis": "Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an impersonation-fraud case with a documented human consequence: a public figure's likeness and voice were fabricated to solicit money and at least one identified victim lost money, with an arrest and remand. Three sources read across two independent reporting chains; defrauded people unnamed; the accused is not named here because outlets spell his name inconsistently.", "reviewed_on": "2026-09-18" }, "ai_involvement": { "basis": "Police describe AI-generated videos with a simulated likeness of the Chief Minister and a fabricated Hindi voice; no forensic detail is published. The AI artifact depicted and impersonated a public figure; the defrauded people dealt with the fraudsters over WhatsApp.", "status": "reported" }, "person_relations": [ "depicted_or_impersonated" ] }, "name": "India: AI deepfake videos of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay offering 'financial assistance' were used to defraud people in Madhya Pradesh and other states; a Rajasthan man was arrested", "summary": "In 2026 AI-generated videos showing a simulated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay speaking in a fabricated Hindi voice circulated on Facebook and other platforms, urging viewers to contact a WhatsApp number to receive money for education, medical treatment and other needs. The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID detected the videos during routine monitoring, registered a case on 1 September 2026 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, and traced the scheme to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. On 12 September a 28-year-old man from Alwar district was arrested with Rajasthan Police, brought to Tamil Nadu on a transit warrant and remanded in judicial custody; a phone, SIM cards and a CPU were seized. Investigators traced a man in Madhya Pradesh who had lost money, and said people in several states were cheated. The CB-CID is also examining similar videos posted from Facebook accounts suspected to be run from Pakistan.", "incidentDate": "2026-09-01", "incidentKind": "bounded_series", "incidentDatePrecision": "month", "exposurePattern": "repeated_interactions", "reportedDate": "2026-09-14", "aiSystem": "AI deepfake video and synthetic Hindi voice-over of Chief Minister Vijay (tools not named)", "severity": "medium", "verificationStatus": "credible", "harmCategories": [], "harmOutcomes": [ "financial_loss", "reputational_harm" ], "harmOutcomeSummary": "People in Madhya Pradesh and other states lost money after responding to AI deepfake videos of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister promising financial help; the Chief Minister's likeness and voice were fabricated for the fraud. One victim's loss is documented through his police statement; the number and amounts are not published.", "frameworkFacets": [], "causationStatus": "supported", "participantUsersAffectedMin": 0, "otherPeopleHarmedMin": 1, "affectedCountStatus": "partial", "affectedCountEvidence": "The CB-CID traced one man in Madhya Pradesh who lost money and gave a statement (India Today; Newspoint/PTI); police say people in 'several states' were cheated without a count. One counted plus unquantified others: partial. The Chief Minister is not counted as a harmed person.", "victimAgeRange": "unknown", "jurisdiction": "IN", "platformType": "other", "outcomeType": "criminal_charges", "outcomeStatus": "ongoing", "primarySourceUrl": "https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cm-vijay-ai-deepfake-scam-tamil-nadu-cbcid-arrests-rajasthan-man-2994535-2026-09-14", "primarySourceLabel": "India Today, 14 Sep 2026: Pak-linked accounts spread CM Vijay's deepfakes to dupe people; one arrested (Tamil Nadu CB-CID account)", "firstPublishedAt": "2026-09-18T03:25:10.709351+00:00", "scopeVersion": "facts-v3", "tags": [ "deepfake", "voice-clone", "public-figure-impersonation", "fraud", "india", "tamil-nadu", "rajasthan", "madhya-pradesh", "facebook", "whatsapp" ] } ] }