Trudeau ‘Deepfake’ Cryptocurrency Scam Costs Toronto Man $12K

Published on March 27, 2024

A Toronto man has lost $12,000 to a cryptocurrency scam that involved a “deepfake” video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a mistake that he says has robbed him of his life savings. Stephen Henry saw a YouTube video last November that he thought was real because it appeared to be endorsed by the Liberal leader. “I thought, ‘It’s got to be legitimate, it’s got to be perfect. If not, how could you get the prime minister?’ So I thought, ‘It’s got to be official,” Mr. Henry told CTV. The AI-manipulated video used voice cloning to make it appear the prime minister was endorsing an investment platform....

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