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candidate · p2026-09-06-133 · exclude-attribution

Deepfake and voice-clone fraud, 2020–23

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EXCLUDED BY ATTRIBUTION
the researcher's note
Deepfake and voice-clone fraud, 2020–23. FTC: fraud losses topped $10bn in 2023, imposter scams ~$2.7bn; no regulator apportions any part to voice cloning or deepfakes.
proposed by
researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, era-2020-2023
received
2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report
impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-era-2020-2023.md

Rulings, in order

  1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherexclude-attribution — Deepfake and voice-clone fraud, 2020–23. FTC: fraud losses topped $10bn in 2023, imposter scams ~$2.7bn; no regulator apportions any part to voice cloning or deepfakes.
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