AI deepfake video falsely claims Taiwanese businessman marries celebrity
A deepfake video circulating on Threads falsely claimed that Taiwanese businessman 胡漢龑 had married for the sixth time to a domestic female celebrity. The video used AI to manipulate a photograph of him with his daughter to create the false marriage scene. The businessman personally denied the claim, calling it a 'despicable AI-synthesized video,' and the content subsequently drew warnings from Meta AI about synthetic media used for click-bait.
What happened
A deepfake video circulated on Threads claiming that Taiwanese businessman 胡漢龑, known as the 'lifting crane king' of Zhuhu, had married for the sixth time, with a domestic female celebrity as his bride.
The video used a photograph of 胡漢龑's daughter presenting him with a vehicle, edited with AI to falsely show him with a woman, and bore an 'AI' label in the upper left corner.
胡漢龑personally responded on Threads, stating 'this is a despicable AI-synthesized video, please don't be fooled, it's too much.'
Reported impact
The deepfake video went viral on Threads, causing many people to mistakenly believe the false claim about a sixth marriage.
Meta AI noted that such synthetic videos are primarily created to attract clicks and drive traffic to external farm websites.
Index analysis
Meta AI identified AI synthesis traces visible in the video's person movements, lip-syncing, and image coherence.
Governance controls
Meta AI reminded the public to verify information and avoid believing false messages to prevent misinformation spread.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.