Taylor Swift deepfakes fuel TikTok scam ring
Scammers are flooding TikTok with AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and other celebrities to hawk fake reward programs and shady services.
The videos splice real footage with synthetic audio or expressions, staged as red carpet interviews or podcast appearances, per Copyleaks.
Standard playbook: lure users in with celebrity endorsements, extract personal data or payment info.