Haryana Police, with Gopalganj Cyber Police Station, arrested Mohibul Haq (45) and his son Ghulam Jilani (20) on Saturday in Gopalganj district, Bihar, and took them to Gurugram on transit remand. The pair allegedly used AI to create a fake obscene video of a woman and uploaded it to a YouTube channel named "SS Real Point"; it came to light after going viral.
Moldova's General Police Inspectorate warned citizens about a video circulating on social media that falsely presents an investment scheme as a state programme to improve Moldovans' welfare. Police said the video was generated with AI using a synthetic voice, manipulated images and fabricated information, and urged people not to share it, noting that doing so may, in certain conditions, constitute an offence.
A viral video claimed former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi had been killed and buried in Karachi, complete with fake condolence messages from celebrities and politicians. Reports say Afridi is alive and in good health, and the video, reportedly created using manipulated digital content and described as AI-generated fake news, has been confirmed as fake.