Deepfake scams have arrived: Fake videos spread on Facebook, Tikor and YouTube

Long feared, the deepfake scam has finally arrived on social media.

Fake videos of celebrities hawking phony services have begun to gain some traction on major social media platforms like Facebook, Tikor and YouTube. RUMBLE
Deepfakes — videos that use artificial intelligence to create believable but fake depictions of real people — have become significantly more common online in recent months. Some easily accessible websites specialize in deepfake pornography of celebrities, often without the consent of the people Deepfake. In May, Donald Trump Jr. went viral by tweeting a fan-made video that the face of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis onto the body of Michael Scott, Steve Carrell’s character from the TV show “The Office.”