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AI sells scams: How deepfakes of celebrities & news channels are promoting gambling apps

By France24
07 February 2024   |   8:15 am
Fake ads and TV news interviews are going viral on social media, used as advertisements promoting apps and games to get rich quick. The faces of several celebrities like Ed Sheeran, Kylian Mbappé and news presenters from around the world are being distorted by AI deepfakes – including our own here at FRANCE 24. Vedika Bahl takes a deeper dive into these invented interviews in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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