{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-12T07:17:00.951Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"supervision","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"","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":0,"minors":1,"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":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-turkey-yozgat-police-say-ai-made-fake-videos-used-in-investment-fraud-of-33-people","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Bu kapsamda, bazı kurum ve kuruluşların isimleri kullanılarak yapay zekayla oluşturulan sahte videolarla, yatırım vaadiyle 33 kişinin yaklaşık 15 milyon lira dolandırıldığı tespit edildi.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'Yozgat'ta ürettikleri yapay zeka videoları ile 33 kişiyi yaklaşık 15 milyon lira dolandıran şüpheliler yakalandı.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Police established that 33 people were defrauded of about 15 million lira through fake videos created with artificial intelligence that used the names of some institutions and organisations, together with investment promises.","causal_attribution":"The police findings as relayed by two news agencies; both copies rest on the same police information, so the claim is one origin and stays reported. Neither describes the videos further."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Kaçakçılık ve Organize Suçlarla Mücadele Şubesi ekipleri, sosyal medyadan yapay zekayla dolandırıcılık iddiaları üzerine çalışma başlattı.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The investigation began after allegations on social media of fraud carried out with artificial intelligence.","causal_attribution":"The AA copy of the police information."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Yozgat merkezli Antalya, Hatay ve Ankara'da düzenlenen operasyonda 9 zanlı gözaltına alındı.' and '6'sı çıkarıldıkları nöbetçi hakimlikçe tutuklandı, 3'ü adli kontrolle serbest bırakıldı.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'gözaltına alınan şüphelilerden 6'sı çıkarıldıkları mahkemece tutuklanarak cezaevine gönderilirken, 3'ü ise adli kontrol şartıyla serbest bırakıldı.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Nine suspects were detained in simultaneous operations centred on Yozgat and extending to Antalya, Hatay and Ankara; a court remanded six in custody and released three under judicial supervision.","causal_attribution":"Police and court outcome as relayed by both agencies from the same official information."}],"effects":[{"label":"financial losses of 33 people defrauded through AI-created fake investment videos, per the police","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.benguturk.com/gundem/yapay-zekayla-dolandiricilik-iddiasiyla-yakalanan-9-zanlidan-6si-tutuklandi-257856h","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"tr","translation_note":"Read in Turkish and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-11; no human reviewer inspected the text. Bengütürk publishes the Anadolu Agency copy (credited \"Kaynak: AA\"); Türkgün carries the same AA text and was read but not cited.","independence_group":"aa-yozgat-police-2026-01-30"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/yapay-zeka-videolari-ile-33-kisiyi-dolandirdilar-15-milyon-tllik-vurgun-1709764","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"tr","translation_note":"Read in Turkish from an Internet Archive capture (20260131171103) because the live page returned HTTP 403, and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-11; no human reviewer inspected the text. NTV credits Ihlas News Agency (IHA); Nefes carries the same IHA text.","independence_group":"iha-yozgat-police-2026-01-30"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance"],"unknowns":["What the fake videos showed, whose names or likenesses they used, and which institutions were named.","When the fraud took place; the reports give only the 30 January 2026 operation report.","Which AI tool produced the videos.","Individual losses and where the victims live.","Whether exactly 33 or about 33 people were defrauded; the AA copy states 33 and the IHA copy says about 33 in one sentence.","Any response from the suspects and the outcome of the prosecution."],"geography":{"basis":"The investigation was run by the Yozgat police and the suspects were detained in Yozgat, Antalya, Hatay and Ankara and brought before a Turkish court, which places the operation and proceedings in Turkey. Where the 33 victims live is not stated, so affected_person_countries is left empty.","court_countries":["TR"],"event_countries":["TR"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published on the Yozgat police findings relayed by Anadolu Agency and Ihlas News Agency: the police say the suspects defrauded 33 people of about 15 million lira through fake videos created with artificial intelligence and investment promises, and a court remanded six of nine suspects. The AI-created videos are the described AI output and the police connect them to the victims' losses. All claims stay reported because both agencies relay one police account and the videos themselves are not described.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-11"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The police account relayed by AA says the suspects defrauded 33 people with \"yapay zekayla oluşturulan sahte videolarla\" (fake videos created with artificial intelligence) that used the names of some institutions, together with investment promises; the IHA copy says the suspects defrauded them with videos they produced with AI. The AI-created fake videos, which according to the AA copy used the names of some institutions and organisations, are the material through which the victims were deceived, and the police connect them directly to the losses. What the videos showed and which tool made them are not reported.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Turkey: police say a ring used AI-made fake videos with investment promises to defraud 33 people of about 15 million lira; six suspects remanded","summary":"On 30 January 2026 two Turkish news agencies, Anadolu Agency (AA) and Ihlas News Agency (IHA), reported a police operation by the Yozgat anti-smuggling and organised-crime unit. According to the AA account, the unit began work after allegations on social media of fraud carried out with artificial intelligence, and established that 33 people had been defrauded of about 15 million lira through fake videos created with AI that used the names of some institutions and organisations, together with promises of investment returns. Nine suspects were detained in simultaneous operations centred on Yozgat and extending to Antalya, Hatay and Ankara; a court remanded six in custody and released three under judicial supervision. The reports do not describe what the videos showed, name the institutions whose names were used, identify the AI tool, or say when the fraud took place. No victim is interviewed and no suspect's response is reported.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-01-30","aiSystem":"Fake videos that, according to the police account relayed by Anadolu Agency and Ihlas News Agency, the suspects created with artificial intelligence using the names of some institutions and organisations; no tool is named.","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to the police findings relayed by AA, 33 people lost a combined total of about 15 million Turkish lira to an investment fraud carried out through AI-created fake videos. Individual losses and any further effects on the victims are not reported.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":33,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"The police finding relayed by AA states that \"33 kişinin\" (33 people) were established (\"tespit edildi\") to have been defrauded of about 15 million lira; the approximation applies to the amount. The IHA copy on NTV uses 33 in its lead but writes \"yaklaşık 33 kişiyi\" (about 33 people) in its second paragraph, so the agencies differ on whether 33 is approximate; the count is recorded as the police figure of 33 with that discrepancy stated here. Suspects are not counted.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"TR","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"pending","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.benguturk.com/gundem/yapay-zekayla-dolandiricilik-iddiasiyla-yakalanan-9-zanlidan-6si-tutuklandi-257856h","primarySourceLabel":"Bengütürk (Anadolu Agency copy), 30 January 2026: six of nine suspects detained over alleged AI fraud remanded","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-11T03:13:35.415904+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-11T03:13:35.415904+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-generated-video","investment-fraud","financial-loss","police-operation","turkey","depicted-or-impersonated","others-use"]},{"id":"2025-greece-two-students-arrested-over-reported-ai-edited-nude-or-semi-nude-images-of-classmates","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Οι ανήλικοι προσήχθησαν από αστυνομικούς της Άμεσης Δράσης, μεσημβρινές ώρες της 19-2-2025 από το σχολείο όπου φοιτούν στην ανωτέρω υπηρεσία.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Σε βάρος των ανηλίκων σχηματίστηκε δικογραφία για πορνογραφία ανηλίκων και σε βάρος των γονέων τους","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Συνελήφθησαν δύο 16χρονοι για διαδικτυακή ανταλλαγή φωτογραφιών συμμαθητριών τους","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"The Hellenic Police reported that two 16-year-old students were taken in on 19 February 2025 from their school, and that a case file was formed against them for child sexual abuse material and against their parents for neglect of supervision.","causal_attribution":"A police statement establishes only its own contents. Charges are accusations, and the outcome is not reported."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"οι δύο συλληφθέντες προέβαιναν σε διαδικτυακή ανταλλαγή φωτογραφιών συμμαθητριών τους, τις οποίες είχαν επεξεργαστεί μέσω προγράμματος τεχνητής νοημοσύνης, ώστε να εμφανίζονται γυμνές ή ημίγυμνες.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"τις οποίες είχαν επεξεργαστεί μέσω προγράμματος τεχνητής νοημοσύνης","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to the Hellenic Police statement, the two students exchanged online photographs of classmates that they had processed with an artificial intelligence program so that the classmates appeared nude or semi-nude.","causal_attribution":"One police statement relayed by three outlets. The program is not named and the images were not seen."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Τις φωτογραφίες τις είχαν αποσπάσει από πλατφόρμες κοινωνικής δικτύωσης ή τις λάμβαναν οι ίδιοι δίχως τη συγκατάθεση των θυμάτων.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Τα κινητά τηλέφωνα των δύο 16χρονων κατασχέθηκαν και θα διενεργηθεί εργαστηριακός ψηφιακός έλεγχος.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"According to the police statement, the photographs had been taken from social media platforms or received by the two students without the consent of the people depicted, and the students' phones were seized for forensic examination.","causal_attribution":"Police statement as relayed. The number of classmates depicted is not stated."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Μου είπαν ότι προσπαθούσαν να κάνουν μια εφαρμογή τώρα από περιέργεια, η εφηβεία; Να παίξουν με μία εφαρμογή τεχνητής νοημοσύνης. Ζήτησαν συγγνώμη","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"}],"assertion":"iefimerida reports that a school staff member said the two students told staff they were trying an AI application out of curiosity and apologised.","causal_attribution":"A single outlet relaying an unnamed staff member's account of what the students said. Unverified."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"δίχως τη συγκατάθεση των θυμάτων","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Τις φωτογραφίες τις είχαν αποσπάσει από πλατφόρμες κοινωνικής δικτύωσης ή τις λάμβαναν οι ίδιοι χωρίς τη συγκατάθεσή τους","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"According to CNN Greece's summary of the Hellenic Police statement, the classmates' photographs were used without the consent of the victims. No depicted student's own account of the impact is reported in the inspected sources.","causal_attribution":"The word victims is CNN Greece's wording; the statement text says without their consent. No individual harm beyond the non-consensual sexualised edited images is documented."}],"effects":[{"label":"Classmates reportedly depicted in AI-edited nude or semi-nude images exchanged online without their consent","claim_id":"c5","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.cnn.gr/ellada/story/464001/synelifthisan-dyo-16xronoi-gia-diakinisi-fake-gymnon-fotografion-symmathitrion-tous","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"el","translation_note":"Read in Greek by the reviewer. CNN Greece prints the Hellenic Police statement in full. Locators are verbatim Greek; assertions are the reviewer's English translation.","independence_group":"elas-statement-2025-02-21"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.ethnos.gr/greece/article/355407/syllhpshdyo16xronongiapornografiaanhlikonegdysansymmathhtriestoysmetexnhthnohmosynh","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"el","translation_note":"Read in Greek by the reviewer. Locators are verbatim Greek; assertions are the reviewer's English translation.","independence_group":"elas-statement-2025-02-21"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.skai.gr/news/greece/syllipsi-dyo-16xronon-gia-pornografia-anilikon-egdysan-me-al-symmathitries-tous","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"el","translation_note":"Read in Greek by the reviewer. Locators are verbatim Greek; assertions are the reviewer's English translation.","independence_group":"elas-statement-2025-02-21"},{"id":"s4","url":"https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/dyo-16hronoi-zografoy-xegymnonan-symmathitries-ai","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"el","translation_note":"Read in Greek by the reviewer. Opening paragraphs repeat the police statement. The remainder relays television reporting and an anonymous school staff member. Locators are verbatim Greek; assertions are the reviewer's English translation.","independence_group":"iefimerida-tv-relay-2025-02-24"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["education","privacy","relationships"],"unknowns":["When the images were created and first exchanged is not stated. The police give only the date the students were taken in (19 February 2025), so the event start date is unknown and the case is outside the 2025 event-year count.","The number of classmates depicted is not stated by the police statement. It is not counted.","The AI program is not named and the extent of online circulation is not stated in the police statement.","iefimerida also relays quantities from an unnamed student and a television report. The police statement gives no such figures, and they were not adopted.","The Ekathimerini article listed by the archive returned HTTP 403 (also via relay and Wayback) and was not read.","No depicted student's own account of impact is reported. The outcome of the case file is not reported."],"geography":{"basis":"The statement is issued by the Hellenic Police (national force) through a unit of its Attica directorate, which took the students in at their school. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["GR"],"affected_person_countries":["GR"]},"publication":{"basis":"Three Greek reports of 21 February 2025 reproduce one Hellenic Police statement, and a fourth outlet adds an unnamed school staff member's account. All claims are reported. The students, their parents, the school and the neighbourhood are not named, and the images are not described beyond AI-edited nude or semi-nude images. The event start date is unknown, so the case is published undated and outside the 2025 event-year count.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-29"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Hellenic Police statement says the photographs were processed with an artificial intelligence program. The program is not named and the images were not seen by the reviewer.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Two 16-year-old students in Greece reportedly arrested over AI-edited nude or semi-nude images of classmates","summary":"On 21 February 2025 Greek outlets reported a Hellenic Police statement saying two 16-year-old students had been taken in from their school on 19 February 2025. According to the statement, they exchanged online photographs of classmates that they had processed with an AI program so the classmates appeared nude or semi-nude, and the photographs came from social media or were received without consent. A case file was formed against the students for child sexual abuse material and against their parents for neglect of supervision. The number of classmates depicted, the creation date and the outcome are not reported.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2025-02-21","aiSystem":"Unspecified AI image-processing program","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","aiCompany":"Unknown","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"The police statement describes classmates depicted without their consent in AI-processed nude or semi-nude images that were exchanged online. No depicted student's own account of the impact is reported.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"The police statement refers to classmates in the plural without a number. Numeric zero is a placeholder because no reliable count exists. Figures relayed by a television report and an unnamed student are not adopted.","victimAgeRange":"minor","platformType":"other","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.cnn.gr/ellada/story/464001/synelifthisan-dyo-16xronoi-gia-diakinisi-fake-gymnon-fotografion-symmathitrion-tous","primarySourceLabel":"CNN Greece, 21 February 2025, two 16-year-olds arrested for distributing fake nude photographs of classmates","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T14:03:01.696391+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:03.578327+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":[]}]}