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Wendie Renard Denounces AI Deepfake Pushing Fake Investment Scheme

The case underscores how AI-made videos can hijack trusted brands to push investment scams.

Overview

  • Wendie Renard, who posted Monday on X and Instagram, said an AI-made video used her image without consent and urged followers not to share it.
  • The clip recycles an older interview and overlays Radio Caraïbes International’s logo and other media branding to make the footage look authentic.
  • The video falsely claims she launched an AI investment project, and Renard told RCI it was “completely a scam” while stressing she is not a financial adviser.
  • Renard and RCI are considering legal complaints as outlets examine how the video spread, with no perpetrators identified so far.
  • RCI reports other Antillean officials were also targeted, raising concern that more people could be lured into look‑alike media scams that drain savings.