DeepfakeMedium
Purported AI-Generated Images Depict Kate Garraway With Fictitious Partner
- Occurred
- Jan 15, 2026
- Published
- Jan 17, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
ITV presenter Kate Garraway reported that purported AI-generated images falsely depicting her in a relationship with a fictitious partner circulated online, prompting false rumors about her personal life. Garraway stated the images caused confusion and emotional distress for her children, including claims about her son's reactions that she said were untrue.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic image generation technology developers
Deployers
- Malicious actors
Harmed parties
- Kate Garraway
- Family of Kate Garraway
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated images used to deceive and cause emotional distress, fitting deepfake criteria.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8