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How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer
An A.I.-powered version of Mr. Musk has appeared in thousands of inauthentic ads, contributing to billions in fraud.
Search results on YouTube for “Elon Bitcoin conference” showed dozens of supposedly live videos featuring a deepfake Mr. Musk hawking crypto scams. After former President Donald J. Trump spoke at a Bitcoin conference Saturday, YouTube hosted dozens of videos using the “live” label that showed a prerecorded deepfake version of Elon Musk saying he would personally double any cryptocurrency sent to his account. One Texan said he lost $36,000 worth of Bitcoin after seeing an “impersonation” of Mr. Musk speaking on a so-called live YouTube video in February 2023, according to a report with the Better Business Bureau, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group.
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