Lake Worth Beach man accused of using AI-generated deepfake video in false crime report

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Lake Worth Beach man was arrested in Puerto Rico after investigators determined he used an artificial intelligence-generated deepfake video to file a false crime report with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, authorities announced Wednesday.

Investigators said the incident began on March 24, when a Seminole County deputy was inside a retail store in Lake Mary and was approached by a man who claimed he had seen several people entering the deputy’s marked patrol vehicle in the parking lot. The man showed the deputy a short video on his cellphone that appeared to depict two individuals getting into the patrol vehicle.

The deputy immediately went outside to check the vehicle but found no indication that it had been disturbed or that anything was missing. A review of store surveillance footage later showed that no one approached the patrol vehicle during the time frame described by the man.

Detectives subsequently determined the three-second video presented to the deputy was fabricated and that the alleged incident never occurred. Investigators identified the individual who provided the video as Alexis Martínez-Arizala, 22, of Lake Worth Beach. ..................(more)

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