Twenty-six YouTube channels generated nearly 70m views over the past 12 months from roughly 900 AI-infused videos making false claims about Sean Combs's trial, according to Indicator, often pairing AI thumbnails with invented celebrity quotes. YouTube said it removed 16 channels for violating its terms and spam policies; several others were demonetized.
Simcoe North MP Adam Chambers says he knows of at least half a dozen local cases in the past couple of months where deepfake videos of apparently trusted public figures lured residents into crypto investment scams, costing tens of thousands of dollars and in one case over $100,000. He wants platforms to alert users who clicked on scam ads.
