Purported AI-Manipulated Video of Nirmala Sitharaman Reportedly Promoted High-Return Investment Scam
Date: 2025-06-30
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Investment Scam Operators, Scammers, Scammers Impersonating Nirmala Sitharaman, Scammers In India, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1553: Purported AI-Manipulated Video of Nirmala Sitharaman Reportedly Promoted High-Return Investment Scam. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Investment Scam Operators, Scammers, Scammers Impersonating Nirmala Sitharaman, Scammers In India, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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