Jun 17, 2026Confirmed
Purported deepfake video of Taoiseach Micheál Martin reportedly promoted a Quantum AI investment scam
AI loose in the worldImpersonationDERIVED
Approved by person, Oct 11, 2026. How entries are approved
A purported AI-generated video reportedly circulated on social media impersonating Taoiseach Micheál Martin. It falsely claimed a €250 investment could return €40,000. Martin reportedly called it completely false and urged vigilance. No individual financial losses were identified in the available reporting.
What this means for youFake videos of public figures can be used to push investment scams, and they can look real. Be wary of any promise of large, fast returns, even when a well-known person appears to make it.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1549
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
Source data license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (database). Report contents keep their own rights; reports.text, submissions, images and videos are excluded from the data license.
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