2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Purported Deepfake Featuring Dr. Rinki Murphy and Jack Tame Reportedly Used to Promote Diabetes Scam in New Zealand
A purported AI-generated deepfake video reportedly impersonated Auckland University diabetes expert Dr. Rinki Murphy, depicting her in a TVNZ interview with journalist Jack Tame promoting a fake diabetes cure. The alleged scam video circulated on social media in April–June 2025, prompting concern that New Zealanders were deceived into stopping prescribed medications. Despite reporting the incident, new variants of the video reportedly continued to emerge.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
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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