U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ordered San Diego attorney Stephen Brigandi to pay nearly $96,000 over briefs in an Oregon winery dispute citing 15 nonexistent cases and eight fabricated quotes. Brigandi denies drafting them. The judge cited "persuasive evidence" that his client was responsible, dismissed her claims and ordered local counsel to pay $14,200.
Folk artist Murphy Campbell says songs that appeared on her Spotify profile in January were AI covers of her YouTube performances, uploaded under her name. Later, videos uploaded through distributor Vydia were used to claim public-domain songs in her YouTube videos. Vydia released the claims, banned the uploader and says it has no connection to the AI covers.
Ahead of Hungary's 12 April election, Viktor Orbán's Fidesz posted an AI-generated video of a Hungarian soldier's execution that targets rival Péter Magyar; the video says it is AI. A pro-Fidesz group shared an undisclosed AI video of Magyar and Ursula von der Leyen discussing money for Ukraine, which was viewed over 3.7 million times.
Assam Jatiya Parishad candidate Kunki Chowdhury, contesting Guwahati Central, has lodged a complaint with Panbazar Cyber Police Station. She alleges that unidentified social media accounts are circulating AI-manipulated videos, built from an April 2 Instagram clip, that defame her and drag in her mother ahead of Assembly elections. Police have not issued a detailed statement.
According to investigators in Tokat, people who failed the written driving-licence exam renewed their ID cards as 'lost' using AI-merged photos of their own face and a stand-in's, fooling registry officials so impostors could sit the exam for them. Of 17 suspects detained, a court remanded 14 in custody; two were put under judicial control and one released.
