Purportedly AI-Generated Facebook Poster Falsely Declared Kannada Actor Doddanna Dead
An allegedly AI-generated memorial poster falsely declaring Kannada actor Doddanna dead reportedly began circulating on Facebook on June 12, 2026. Doddanna said the hoax caused mental anguish and prompted numerous concerned calls from many concerned people. He filed a cybercrime complaint on June 15, and police opened an investigation under India's Information Technology Act.
- Date it happened
- 2026-06-12
- Organisation involved
- public friendnews (Facebook), Information manipulation actors, Information manipulation actors in India
- Product, system or model
- Image generation technology, Social media platforms, Facebook
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