In a disturbing use of deepfake technology, a mother from Pennsylvania in the United States has been arrested for framing her daughter’s cheerleading rivals for lewd acts they did not commit.
Raffaela Spone, 50, digitally put the faces of members of the Victory Vipers squad in “naked, drinking and smoking” photos and videos and sent these to their coach, as per The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 13.
She also sent these fake images to the girls themselves and harassed them, including telling them to kill themselves, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub’s office said as cited by the report.
Spone last year produced manipulated photos of at least three members of the V…
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