{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0148",
 "slug": "deepfake-news-clip-fabricates-explosion-for-fraudulent-scam",
 "title": "Deepfake News Clip Fabricates Explosion for Fraudulent Scam",
 "summary": "Fraudsters circulated a manipulated news video using synthetic audio and visuals to fabricate a conspiracy and sell unproven health products. The scam aimed to trick viewers into purchasing items under false pretenses.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "deepfake tools"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-01-20",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-01-20",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1036",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported AI-Manipulated News Clip Fabricates Explosion and Doctor's Murder Plot for Scam",
   "published_at": "2025-01-20"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "synthetic-media"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}