Northern Ireland MLA Cara Hunter Allegedly Targeted by Deepfake Pornography Ahead of May 2022 Assembly Election
- Occurred
- Apr 15, 2022
- Published
- Dec 1, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Sometime in April 2022, reportedly some weeks before the May 5, 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Member of the Legislative Assembly Cara Hunter was targeted in a deepfake pornography incident. A fake video depicting her in explicit scenarios is reported to have circulated widely on WhatsApp. Law enforcement have as of yet been unable to trace the origins of the video, according to reports. Additionally, it is alleged that about six months after the initial incident, she was the target of at least 15 more AI-generated deepfakes depicting her likeness in underwear.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Deepfake creators
Harmed parties
- Voters in Northern Ireland
- Epistemic integrity
- East Londonderry constituents
- Cara Hunter
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Rationale: Incident involves AI-generated deepfake pornography targeting a politician, causing reputational harm and requiring law enforcement investigation.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8