Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Portrayed Nirmala Sitharaman Endorsing Investment Scheme
Date: 2026-04-16
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
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1454: Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Portrayed Nirmala Sitharaman Endorsing Investment Scheme. 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. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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