Meta policies fail as scam ads, deepfakes impersonating Nigerian public figures litter Facebook
Nigeria Daily Report is one of the Facebook pages used to post the deepfake videos of prominent Nigerians endorsing fraudulent investment platforms But the pages, featuring the deepfake of Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan and Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, have remained on the platform for months.
In May, a deepfake video appeared on the Facebook page Nigeria Daily Bulletin, showing the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, asking social media users to invest N350,000 to earn N4.
Moonbeam Meadows is one of the Facebook pages used to post the deepfake videos of prominent Nigerians endorsing fraudulent investment platforms It’s similar to the page that shared the deepfake of Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan.
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