97% of school deepfake victims are female, new analysis finds
What's the deal? A CybernewsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → analysis of Resemble AI's Global Deepfake Incident Database found 83 deepfake cases at educational institutions since the start of 2025, and 71% involved sexual content. Girls and women made up 97% of victims where gender was known, and 72% were minors where age was known.
Why now? AI image and video tools have made it easy to turn ordinary photos or videos of real people into convincing fake explicit content. Creating a believable fake no longer requires technical skill.
Who is behind it? Students were the most common creators, responsible for 57% of cases, with examples in the US, Canada, and Australia. Teachers or other staff were identified in 18% of cases, including a former Australian teacher who faced child exploitation charges over images allegedly made on his work laptop.
Where? Secondary schools accounted for 65% of incidents; universities and colleges made up 19%. Cases spanned at least 14 countries, but the US led with 49 incidents — 68% of cases with a known location.
What could go wrong? The US concentration may reflect reporting practices, awareness, and news coverage rather than higher actual prevalence, Cybernews notes. Cases where gender, age, institution, or location were unknown were excluded from the relevant calculations.
The signal: The database recorded 41 education-related incidents in 2025; by September 16, 2026, there were already 42 — meaning this year has surpassed the last. As Cybernews put it, prevention, clear school policies, and "effective guardrails on AI platforms are as important as ever."
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