Feds bust 2 alleged creeps for posting ‘deepfake’ porn of celebs and politicians

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_05_20_39e5a862
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: United States
Platform: Unknown
Incident type: Non Consensual Synthetic Image
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Non Consensual Imagery Celebrity Impersonation Political Impersonation Harassment

Topics

Deepfake

Summary

Federal authorities arrested two individuals, Cornelius Shannon of New Jersey and Arturo Hernandez of Texas, for allegedly posting thousands of deepfake pornographic images and videos of celebrities and politicians. The defendants were charged under the TAKE IT DOWN Act for publishing non-consensual AI-generated sexual content depicting real people without their permission. Since May 2025, Shannon published deepfake content featuring 90 victims, while Hernandez posted content involving 50 victims, including classmates and friends, with the material collectively viewed millions of times.

Sources

Feds bust 2 alleged creeps for posting ‘deepfake’ porn of celebs and politicians

nypost.com · 2026-05-20 · Primary