{"id":1149,"date":"2023-10-04T11:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/mrbeast-and-bbc-stars-used-in-deepfake-scam-videos\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:57:16","slug":"mrbeast-and-bbc-stars-used-in-deepfake-scam-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/mrbeast-and-bbc-stars-used-in-deepfake-scam-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tom Gerken<\/div>\n
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The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, and two BBC presenters have been used in deepfake videos to scam unsuspecting people online.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to make a video of someone by manipulating their face or body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One such video appeared on TikTok this week, claiming to be MrBeast offering people new iPhones for $2 (\u00a31.65).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, likenesses of BBC stars Matthew Amroliwala and Sally Bundock were used to promote a known scam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The video on Facebook showed the journalists “introducing” Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, purportedly promoting an investment opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Similar historical videos have claimed to show him giving away money and cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The BBC has approached Facebook-owner Meta, which has not yet removed the content. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Instead, the videos are gated by an image warning to would-be viewers that they contain false information checked by independent fact-checkers FullFact, which first reported the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, a TikTok spokesperson said the company removed the MrBeast ad within a few hours of it being uploaded, and the account which posted it has been removed for violating its policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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