Purported Deepfake of Brian May Allegedly Exploited in Scam Offering Fake Queen Backstage Tickets
Scammers allegedly created an AI-generated deepfake of Queen guitarist Brian May, reportedly posting a video on TikTok in which the fake May offers backstage tickets to a Queen concert. The real Brian May reportedly warned fans about this "disgusting" scam, emphasizing that Queen has no tour dates planned and does not sell backstage access.
- Date it happened
- 2024-09-13
- Organisation involved
- Scammers, Deepfake creators, Scammers impersonating Brian May
- Product, system or model
- Deepfake technology, TikTok, Social media, Synthetic media generation technology, Synthetic audio generation technology developers, Synthetic audio generation technology, Synthetic video generation te
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