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Purported Deepfake TikTok Account Using Grainville School Branding in Jersey Reportedly Targeted Staff, Prompting Police Probe
- Occurred
- Feb 16, 2026
- Published
- Feb 16, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A TikTok account allegedly using the badge and branding of Grainville School in Jersey (Channel Islands) reportedly uploaded five "deeply inappropriate," purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos, including material featuring staff. The Education and Lifelong Learning Minister said the incident was reported to TikTok and the States of Jersey Police and urged the public not to view or share the content. The account was reportedly later removed.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Unknown TikTok users
- Malicious actors
Harmed parties
- Grainville School (Jersey)
- Grainville School (Jersey) staff
- Teachers
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated deepfake videos targeting school staff prompted police investigation and platform removal.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8