2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Purported Deepfake Video Allegedly Used to Harass Washington State Patrol Trooper
A Washington State Patrol trooper filed a lawsuit alleging that coworkers circulated a purported AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting him in an intimate encounter with another trooper. According to the complaint, the non-consensual video was shared within the workplace and contributed to harassment and discrimination based on his sexual orientation. The creator of the video has not been publicly identified, and the agency has declined to comment due to pending litigation.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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