DeepfakeMedium
Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange Depicted Endorsing Gambling App in Purported AI-Generated Deepfake
- Occurred
- Apr 24, 2024
- Published
- May 22, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A viral video purportedly manipulated by AI shows Kenyan journalist Jeff Koinange endorsing a mobile gambling app. The video was reportedly created using AI deepfake techniques, uses footage from a legitimate news broadcast, and artificially alters Koinange's voice and mouth movements. Neither Koinange nor Citizen TV has promoted the app, and no legitimate source hosts the video.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers impersonating Jeff Koinange
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Jeff Koinange
- General public of Kenya
Tags
- Deepfake
- Fraud
- Impersonation
- Scam
- Kenya
- Africa
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated video falsely depicts journalist endorsing gambling app, constituting synthetic media deception.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8