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Technical insightTechnical & DeploymentPublished Feb 23, 2026

Deepfake Detection API Architecture: From Capture to Fraud Decision

A reference deepfake detection API architecture: trusted capture, intake, analysis, evidence store, policy engine and review, and how results enter fraud decisions.

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Oct 12, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 12 October 2026: Paris Hospitals File Complaint Over Fake Doctor Videos

Four confirmed deepfake cases from 6 to 12 October 2026: fake AP-HP doctor videos, a voice-clone kidnapping call, US midterm AI ads and a Vermont PAC video, plus the controls.

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Deepfake Threat Report, week of 12 October 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Oct 5, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 5 October 2026: A Fake Journalist Persona Gets Past Canadian Editors

Deepfake incidents from 29 September to 5 October 2026: an AI-assisted fake journalist, cloned doctor voices, stalled Grok cases, an AI victim video ruling.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake Threat Report, week of 5 October 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Sep 28, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 28 September 2026: A Cloned Voice Helped Move €95M Out of Intesa's Fideuram

Weekly deepfake threat report for 22 to 28 September 2026: the €95M Fideuram voice-clone fraud, two more Milan bank cases, Victorian election deepfakes and what to change now.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake Threat Report, week of 28 September 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Sep 21, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 21 September 2026: Suspected Voice Clone Takes $66,000 Home Down Payment

Six confirmed deepfake developments from 15 to 21 September 2026: a voice-clone home closing fraud, Russian midterm deepfakes, Meta Oversight Board rulings, Montana and DHS.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake Threat Report, week of 21 September 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Sep 14, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 14 September 2026: First TAKE IT DOWN Act Sentence Lands

Deepfake incidents from 8 to 14 September 2026: a 15-year TAKE IT DOWN Act sentence, AI abuse imagery in Meta ads, political deepfake pages and Apple Reference Image.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake threat report, week of 14 September 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Sep 7, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 7 September 2026: AI Celebrity Video Costs Northern Ireland Investor £250,000

Five confirmed deepfake cases from 1 to 7 September 2026: a £250,000 AI video investment fraud, two image-abuse cases, AI school threats and fake Nepal flood videos, with controls.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake Threat Report, week of 7 September 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Aug 31, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 31 August 2026: Mark Cuban Says Cloned Ads of Him Sell Fake Diabetes Cures

Deepfake incidents from 25 to 31 August 2026: cloned Mark Cuban health ads, a fake Haunani-Kay Trask endorsement, the Anderegg ruling, Nepal flood fakes and a Grok campaign video.

Deepfake Threats
Deepfake Threat Report, week of 31 August 2026

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Threat briefDeepfake ThreatsPublished Aug 24, 2026

Deepfake Threat Report, Week of 24 August 2026: Singapore Makes Platforms Verify Who Pays for Ads

Singapore orders Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to verify advertisers, deepfake nudify ads run on Meta, an AI-voiced bomb hoax shuts a school, and a candidate is deepfaked.

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Deepfake Threat Report, week of 24 August 2026

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RegulationRegulation & PolicyPublished Aug 14, 2026

Are Deepfakes Illegal? Laws by Country in 2026

Making a deepfake is not illegal in most countries, but sexual, fraudulent, election and unlabelled deepfakes increasingly are. A 2026 country-by-country guide to the main laws.

Regulation & Policy
Deepfake law

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Verified updateVerified Cases & UpdatesPublished Aug 1, 2026

What Does the Tennessee ELVIS Act Cover for AI Voice and Likeness?

Tennessee's ELVIS Act, in force since 1 July 2024, protects a person's actual or simulated voice and reaches tools built to clone a specific person. What it covers.

Verified Cases & Updates
Tennessee ELVIS Act (HB 2091)

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KnowledgeVendor AlternativesPublished Jul 25, 2026

What Are the Best Sensity AI Alternatives for Deepfake Detection?

Compare Sensity AI alternatives for forensic and KYC deepfake detection: Neural Defend NeuroVerify and NeuroDetect, Reality Defender and Hive, with sourced capabilities.

Vendor Alternatives
Sensity AI

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Buyer guideEvaluation & ProcurementPublished Jul 22, 2026

Deepfake Detection Benchmarks: How to Read Them and Which Exist

A guide to deepfake detection benchmarks from FaceForensics++ and DFDC to Deepfake-Eval-2024 and VendorBench-100: what each measures, which metrics matter, and why lab scores drop.

Evaluation & Procurement
Deepfake detection benchmark

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