Voice Cloning Has Crossed the Indistinguishable Threshold, Researchers Warn

Voice Cloning Has Crossed the Indistinguishable Threshold, Researchers Warn

A computer scientist who researches synthetic media at the University at Buffalo published a stark assessment in late 2025: artificial intelligence voice cloning has crossed what they describe as the “indistinguishable threshold.” A few seconds of audio — captured from a social media post, a podcast, a video call — is now enough to generate … Read more

Deepfake Scams Are Hitting Older Adults Hardest: $4.9 Billion Lost in 2024

Deepfake Scams Are Hitting Older Adults Hardest: $4.9 Billion Lost in 2024

Americans over the age of 60 lost $4.9 billion to scams in 2024 — 43% more than the year before. Research presented at Governors State University in April 2026 documents how artificial intelligence, specifically voice cloning and synthetic video, is dramatically accelerating fraud targeting older adults. The study describes three specific vulnerabilities that AI weaponises: … Read more

YouTube Expands AI Deepfake Detection to Politicians and Journalists

YouTube Expands AI Deepfake Detection to Politicians and Journalists

YouTube announced in March 2026 that it is expanding its AI deepfake detection technology — previously available only to YouTube Partner Programme creators — to a new pilot group that includes government officials, political candidates, and journalists. The move comes as AI-generated video featuring fabricated versions of public figures reaches unprecedented scale across social media … Read more

AI Deepfakes Are Now Routine Campaign Tools in 2026 US Midterm Elections

AI Deepfakes Are Now Routine Campaign Tools in 2026 US Midterm Elections

Artificial intelligence has arrived in American election campaigns — and it is not leaving. In March 2026, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released an online political advertisement featuring an AI-generated deepfake of Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. The clip showed a realistic but entirely fabricated version of Talarico speaking directly to camera for … Read more

AI Video Misinformation: How Synthetic Media Is Reshaping Truth

AI Video Misinformation

AI-generated video has introduced a new category of misinformation: entirely fabricated footage of events that never happened. Unlike traditional misinformation — where real footage is miscontextualised — synthetic media misinformation creates false reality from scratch. This article explores how AI video misinformation spreads, who produces it, and how detection tools push back. Types of AI … Read more

AI Video Fraud Cases 2025–2026: Deepfakes, Scams & What to Watch For

AI-generated video is being actively weaponised in financial fraud, political disinformation, and personal harassment. Here are the most significant cases of 2025–2026 and what they mean for everyday users. AI video fraud cases surged after Sora 2 made hyper-realistic generation accessible to anyone. The $25 Million Deepfake CFO Fraud A finance employee at a multinational … Read more

Sora AI Is Shutting Down — What It Means for AI Video Detection

With Sora shutting down April 26, 2026, millions of Sora-generated videos remain in circulation. Upload any suspected Sora video above for instant detection. On March 24, 2026, OpenAI made a significant announcement: the Sora app and its API will be shutting down. The Sora app is scheduled to go offline on April 26, 2026, with … Read more