Deepfake videos of Priyanka Gandhi used in investment fraud scheme
Deepfake videos using artificial intelligence to simulate Priyanka Gandhi's face and voice circulated on social media platforms to fraudulently solicit investments. Gandhi's office publicly warned people not to engage with the scam content and urged reporting to authorities.
What happened
Fake AI-generated videos using Priyanka Gandhi's face and voice circulated on WhatsApp, Instagram and other social media platforms, asking people to invest money in real estate projects and other ventures.
Priyanka Gandhi's office issued a formal scam alert on Instagram on 10 September 2026, warning the public not to click on or invest in these posts and urging people to block and report them.
Reported impact
The scams targeted investors with fraudulent calls for investment, aiming to cause financial losses to gullible investors.
Index analysis
Deepfake scams using AI-generated videos of famous personalities have increased in recent years, with scammers using the technology to create misleading videos featuring unauthorised images of prominent figures to rob people of their money.
Similar deepfake investment scams have targeted industrialists like Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and Reliance's Mukesh Ambani.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.