Deepfake

AI-generated or AI-manipulated media (images, video, audio, or text) designed to convincingly depict events, people, or statements that never occurred. Deepfakes pose specific risks for people with disabilities: AI-generated fake images of disabled people have been used for fraud, engagement farming, and misleading diversity campaigns; AI-generated interviews have fabricated statements attributed to disabled public figures causing emotional distress; and synthetic media can impersonate disabled individuals to bypass accessibility accommodations or commit identity fraud. The increasing sophistication of deepfake technology compounds existing vulnerabilities faced by disabled communities.