{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-17T09:01:46.515Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"thesis","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"unknown","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":1,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":1,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":2,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"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":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-ibague-colombia-ring-ai-altered-faces-voices-video-calls-fake-us-visa-fraud","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'desarticuló en Ibagué una red transnacional señalada de estafar a ciudadanos de siete países con falsas visas y permisos de residencia para Estados Unidos'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'fueron capturadas en flagrancia cinco personas y se realizaron tres diligencias de allanamiento'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The Dijín, with the Fiscalía, dismantled in Ibagué a ring accused of defrauding citizens of seven countries with fake visas and residence permits for the United States; five people were captured in flagrante and three searches were carried out.","causal_attribution":"Police and prosecution account; the accusations have not been tested in court."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Mediante la modalidad de DeepFace alteraban sus rostros y acentos durante las videollamadas, logrando suplantar con alta fidelidad a funcionarios consulares y miembros de agencias gubernamentales estadounidenses'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'Mediante la modalidad de DeepFace, alteraban sus rostros y acentos durante las videollamadas, logrando suplantar con alta fidelidad a funcionarios consulares y miembros de agencias gubernamentales estadounidenses'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"'alterar por completo los rostros, las expresiones, las voces y hasta los acentos en videollamadas'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The Dijín director said members altered their faces and accents during video calls and so impersonated consular officials and members of US government agencies. El País (Cali) describes the technology as altering faces, expressions, voices and accents in video calls.","causal_attribution":"Statement of the police director quoted by Caracol Radio and Semana and paraphrased by El País (Cali); no forensic detail is reported."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'chatbots para la atención inicial de las víctimas, síntesis y clonación de voz, además de videos manipulados para suplantar identidades'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"According to the police, the ring also used chatbots for first contact with victims, voice synthesis and cloning, and manipulated videos.","causal_attribution":"Police description relayed by Caracol Radio."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Esta banda delincuencial habría estafado a más de 500 ciudadanos de siete países mediante la suplantación de funcionarios estadounidenses'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"'los implicados habrían manipulado de forma fraudulenta a más de 500 ciudadanos'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Semana and El País (Cali) report that more than 500 citizens are said to have been defrauded or manipulated by the ring.","causal_attribution":"A figure attributed to the investigation and stated conditionally by both outlets."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'la red procedía a exigir cobros económicos que oscilaban entre los 500 y los 2.000 dólares'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"El País (Cali) reports that the ring demanded payments of between 500 and 2,000 dollars once trust was established.","causal_attribution":"Reported by one outlet from the investigation."},{"id":"c6","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'la red afectaba a ciudadanos de Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estados Unidos, Guatemala, Honduras, México y Perú'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'alcanzando a víctimas ubicadas en Estados Unidos, Honduras, Guatemala, Perú, México, Ecuador y Costa Rica'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to the authorities, the people affected were citizens of Costa Rica, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Peru; El País (Cali) describes victims located in those countries.","causal_attribution":"Police account relayed by the outlets."},{"id":"c7","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Tres de ellos fueron presentados ante un juez de control de garantías, que legalizó sus capturas'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'falsedad personal agravada por uso de inteligencia artificial'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Caracol Radio reports that three of those captured were brought before a judge who legalised the captures, and that prosecutors charged them with offences including personal falsehood aggravated by the use of artificial intelligence.","causal_attribution":"Charges are allegations; no court record was read."}],"effects":[{"label":"police say people seeking US visas were defrauded by callers posing as consular officials with AI-altered faces and accents","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://caracol.com.co/2026/07/12/cae-red-en-ibague-que-usaba-ia-para-estafar-con-falsas-visas-a-eeuu/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Spanish-language body read in the original on 2026-10-05 by the research agent (an AI). Passages are quoted verbatim in Spanish. English assertions are the agent's own translation and no human translator reviewed them. Caracol Radio, 12 July 2026; relays the police announcement and quotes the Dijín director.","independence_group":"policia-dijin-ibague-visa-ring-statement"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.elpais.com.co/judicial/cae-en-ibague-banda-que-utilizaba-inteligencia-artificial-para-estafar-con-falsas-visas-1412.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Spanish-language body read in the original on 2026-10-05 by the research agent (an AI). Passages are quoted verbatim in Spanish. English assertions are the agent's own translation and no human translator reviewed them. El País (Cali), 14 July 2026; same police announcement.","independence_group":"policia-dijin-ibague-visa-ring-statement"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/cayo-red-que-usaba-inteligencia-artificial-para-estafar-a-ciudadanos-en-los-tramites-de-la-visa/202648/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"es","translation_note":"Spanish-language body read in the original on 2026-10-05 by the research agent (an AI). Passages are quoted verbatim in Spanish. English assertions are the agent's own translation and no human translator reviewed them. Semana, 13 July 2026; same police announcement.","independence_group":"policia-dijin-ibague-visa-ring-statement"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","public_services"],"unknowns":["When the fraud began; the reports date only the operation and say the investigation lasted six months.","How many of the people defrauded took part in a video call with an altered face or voice.","The total amount lost.","Which software was used; Semana says police experts identified it and does not name it.","The outcome of the criminal case."],"geography":{"basis":"The ring operated from properties in Ibagué, where the searches and captures took place, and three people were brought before a Colombian judge (Caracol Radio). El País (Cali) describes victims located in the United States, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Caracol Radio and Semana call the people affected citizens of those countries, which is nationality; only El País (Cali) describes them as located there.","court_countries":["CO"],"event_countries":["CO"],"affected_person_countries":["CR","EC","US","GT","HN","MX","PE"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as a core case: according to Colombian police, callers used AI-altered faces and voices in video calls, and chatbots, to defraud people seeking US visas. One reporting chain (the police and prosecution announcement) relayed by three outlets, so every claim stays reported. The people captured are not named.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-05"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Dijín director is quoted saying members altered their faces and accents during video calls (Caracol Radio; Semana), and police list chatbots, voice synthesis and cloning and manipulated videos. The altered video calls and chatbots were channels through which targets were spoken to (communicated_with). Semana reports that experts of the police cyber centre identified and neutralised the AI software allegedly used for the impersonations; no body names it, and no forensic report or court finding is cited.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Colombia: police dismantle a ring in Ibagué accused of defrauding people in seven countries with fake US visas, using AI to alter faces and voices in video calls and pose as consular officials","summary":"Colombian police (Dijín) and prosecutors announced in July 2026 that they had dismantled a ring in Ibagué accused of defrauding citizens of seven countries with fake visas and residence permits for the United States. Five people were captured during three searches. The Dijín director said members altered their faces and accents during video calls to pose as consular officials and members of US government agencies; police also described chatbots for first contact, voice cloning and manipulated videos. Semana and El País (Cali) report that more than 500 people are said to have been defrauded, and El País says the ring demanded payments of between 500 and 2,000 dollars. Three of those captured were charged, according to Caracol Radio.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-07-12","aiSystem":"Face- and accent-altering software used in live video calls (police call the method DeepFace), with chatbots for first contact, voice synthesis and cloning and manipulated videos, as described by Colombian police; no product is identified","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Police and prosecutors say the ring defrauded people seeking US visas, said in the conditional by Semana and El País (Cali) to number more than 500, with payments of 500 to 2,000 dollars demanded (El País, Cali).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"No reliable count. The authorities say the ring defrauded citizens of seven countries (Caracol Radio; Semana) and give no number in those statements. Semana and El País (Cali) give more than 500 only in the conditional (habría estafado; habrían manipulado), and no body says how many paid or how many took part in a video call with an altered face or voice. Unquantified, with zero placeholders.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"CO","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://caracol.com.co/2026/07/12/cae-red-en-ibague-que-usaba-ia-para-estafar-con-falsas-visas-a-eeuu/","primarySourceLabel":"Caracol Radio, 12 July 2026: Cae red en Ibagué que usaba IA para estafar con falsas visas a EE.UU.","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-05T03:13:55.990498+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T03:13:55.990498+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfakes","video-call-impersonation","voice-cloning","visa-fraud","fraud-ring","colombia","ibague","communicated-with"]},{"id":"2026-yoona-ai-pregnancy-composite-images-sm-criminal-complaint","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'앞서 온라인 커뮤니티와 SNS 등에는 윤아의 얼굴을 무단으로 합성한 사진이 급속도로 퍼졌다.'; '해당 게시물에는 윤아가 배가 부른 모습으로 등장하며, 얼굴은 모자이크 처리된 한 남성이 윤아의 배 위에 손을 얹는 모습이 연출돼 논란이 일었다.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'최근 윤아의 초상을 무단으로 합성한 불법 AI 생성 이미지와 이를 바탕으로 한 허위사실이 무분별하게 제작·유포되고 있는 상황을 추가적으로 확인했다'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'특히 해당 이미지 게시자가 윤아의 실제 SNS 계정을 태그해 사진을 게재하기도 했다'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"AI-generated images synthesising the face of YoonA (Im Yoon-ah) of Girls' Generation, showing her apparently pregnant with a man touching her belly, spread on social media and online communities together with false claims based on them.","causal_attribution":"The images are described by her agency as illegal AI-generated composites; their creators are not identified."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'이를 바탕으로 이미 형사고소를 진행하였고, 어떠한 선처나 합의 없이 강경하게 대응할 예정입니다.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'이를 바탕으로 이미 형사고소를 진행했고, 어떠한 선처나 합의 없이 강경하게 대응할 예정'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Her agency SM Entertainment said on 28 September 2026 that it had already filed a criminal complaint on the basis of evidence gathered from fan reports and monitoring, and would respond without leniency or settlement.","causal_attribution":"Agency statement; no police action or suspect is reported."}],"effects":[{"label":"fabricated AI images depicting her as pregnant spread online with false claims about her","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.starnewskorea.com/star/2026/09/28/2026092819154494314","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ko","translation_note":"Read live in Korean on 2026-09-29 (Star News, 28 September 2026); reproduces the full SM Entertainment statement. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"sm-entertainment-statement"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.segye.com/newsView/20260928517569","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ko","translation_note":"Read live in Korean on 2026-09-29 (Segye Ilbo, 28 September 2026); relays the same statement. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"sm-entertainment-statement"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.spotvnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1010237","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ko","translation_note":"Read live in Korean on 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026); relays the statement and adds career background. Researcher translation.","independence_group":"sm-entertainment-statement"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["When the images first appeared and on which platforms.","Who made them and with what tool.","The police agency handling the complaint and any investigation outcome."],"geography":{"basis":"YoonA is a Korean singer and actor with a Korean drama and film career (SPOTV News) represented by SM Entertainment, whose statement cites Korean statutes (Star News). Where the images were made or first posted is not stated, and the authority receiving the complaint is not named, so no event or court country is recorded.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":["KR"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as a core case (AI-generated images depicting a real, named public figure in a fabricated pregnancy, circulated with false claims). The account rests on her agency's statement, relayed by several Korean outlets; YoonA is a public figure and the subject of the statement. The images are not reproduced or described beyond the agency's description.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-29"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"SM Entertainment's statement describes the images as illegal AI-generated images synthesising her likeness (Star News; Segye Ilbo). No tool is named and no forensic analysis is reported.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"South Korea: AI-generated images depicting Girls' Generation's YoonA as pregnant spread online with false claims; her agency SM Entertainment says it has already filed a criminal complaint","summary":"SM Entertainment said on 28 September 2026 that illegal AI-generated images synthesising the likeness of YoonA (Im Yoon-ah), singer and actor of Girls' Generation, and false claims built on them had been made and spread on social media and online communities. Korean outlets describe images showing her apparently pregnant with a man placing a hand on her belly (his face blurred, per Star News). The agency said it had collected evidence from fan reports to its KWANGYA 119 channel and monitoring, had already filed a criminal complaint, and would respond without leniency or settlement, warning that making, posting or re-sharing the images could breach Korean defamation, portrait-rights and sexual-crime (false video) provisions.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-09-28","aiSystem":"Unnamed generative-AI image tool used to synthesise her likeness (per SM Entertainment's statement)","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["reputational_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Fabricated AI images of YoonA as pregnant, with false claims about her, circulated online; her agency filed a criminal complaint (SM Entertainment via Star News and Segye Ilbo).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One depicted person, YoonA (SM Entertainment via Star News). The unidentified man in the image is not counted. Exact 1.","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"KR","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.starnewskorea.com/star/2026/09/28/2026092819154494314","primarySourceLabel":"Star News, 28 September 2026: 소녀시대 윤아, 악의적 임신 AI 합성 피해..SM \"이미 형사고소\"[전문]","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T03:22:06.71184+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:59.374935+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfakes","ai-generated-images","k-pop","girls-generation","sm-entertainment","south-korea","criminal-complaint","depicted-or-impersonated"]}]}