# Someone made an AI deepfake of me - what to do Canonical guide: https://genbounty.com/ai-deepfake-harm Public report form: https://genbounty.com/report Reporting resources: https://genbounty.com/resources Updated: 2026-09-10 ## Direct answer If someone made or shared a deepfake of you, this is not your fault. First, move to safety if you need to. When it is safe, pause contact, save links and account details, report the content, and secure your accounts. You do not need to prove which AI model or editing technique was used to report the harm at https://genbounty.com/report. ## Emergency and crisis help If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call the emergency number where you are. You can return to this report later. - United States emergency: 911 - United Kingdom emergency: 999 - International emergency number: 112 where supported - Mainland China police: 110 If this involves suicidal thoughts or self-harm: - US 988 Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ - UK and Ireland Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ - Find local crisis support: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/ ## Four first steps 1. Deal with immediate danger first. Contact local emergency services if anyone may be harmed now. Contact the relevant bank or account provider when you can if money or an account is at risk. 2. Pause contact when it is safe. If someone is threatening or pressuring you, you can pause contact when it feels safe. You are not responsible for their actions, and you do not have to reply or send anything else. 3. Save links, usernames, dates, messages, payment requests, search results, and screenshots that identify where the content appeared, when safe and lawful. 4. Report the content and account to the service, change exposed passwords, turn on two-step verification, and describe what happened at https://genbounty.com/report. You do not need to pay, send more images, or keep responding to collect evidence. Save what is already available only when doing so does not increase your risk or spread the content. ## Harm this guide covers - Non-consensual intimate imagery means intimate images shared without permission. This includes AI-made or altered nude, sexual, or intimate images or videos of the person shown. - AI-made or altered voices used to deceive relatives, colleagues, customers, or account providers - Threats to publish a deepfake unless someone pays, sends more material, stays silent, or follows another demand - Fake accounts, images, video, or audio that make it appear someone said, did, endorsed, or participated in something they did not - Scams that use AI-made or altered media to request money, passwords or other sign-in details, access, or confidential information - Repeated posting, doxxing, workplace or school targeting, intimidation, or other harassment involving deepfakes ## Practical removal and reporting routes Report the post and account through the host service’s routes for impersonation, harassment, privacy, AI-made or altered media, or non-consensual intimate imagery (intimate images shared without permission). Keep the report confirmation. If copies appear in search, use the search provider’s removal process as well as reporting the page that hosts the content. - Google publishes options for removing personal or explicit content from Search: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/6302812 - Adults whose intimate images were shared without permission can use StopNCII.org to create a digital fingerprint on their device for participating platforms: https://stopncii.org/ - If an image or video was taken when the person shown was under 18, NCMEC Take It Down may help limit sharing on participating platforms: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ StopNCII and Take It Down work with participating platforms; they do not remove content from the whole internet. Direct reports to platforms and search providers may still be needed. For a suspected voice-cloning scam, pause contact when it is safe and verify the request through a trusted number or channel you already have. Contact the relevant bank, payment provider, account provider, employer, or mobile carrier through its official website or app if passwords or other sign-in details, money, or a phone number may be compromised. ## Child-safety boundary Do not download, copy, or forward child sexual abuse material, even to collect evidence or submit it to Genbounty. Follow NCMEC Take It Down’s instructions where applicable and use an appropriate child-safety reporting service. If a child may be in immediate danger, contact local emergency or child-protection services first. ## What to include in a report - The exact URL, platform, account name, profile ID, phone number, or email involved - Dates and times, including when the content was first seen and whether it was reposted - Screenshots of the page, messages, search result, or threat, if safe and lawful to keep - A short description of what appears fake and how it uses the face, voice, name, or identity of the person shown or heard - Requests for money, payment details, transaction records, or other demands - Reports already made to a platform, search engine, bank, employer, school, police, or support service A short factual record is enough. Do not put yourself at risk, repeatedly share harmful material, or download child sexual abuse material to complete every item. ## Who may handle the issue No single organisation removes every deepfake or investigates every case. The available route depends on what happened, the service involved, the age of the person shown or heard, current risk, and location. Possible routes include: - The platform or host service’s impersonation, harassment, privacy, intimate-image, or AI-made or altered media reporting channel - A search engine’s personal-content or explicit-content removal process - A bank, payment provider, email provider, mobile carrier, employer, or workplace security team - Police, child-protection services, victim-support organisations, or specialist image-abuse services - Privacy, consumer, or online-safety bodies that accept relevant complaints - Public AI incident databases, which may document patterns but do not provide emergency help or remove content This guide does not make a jurisdiction-specific claim about whether conduct is illegal or which authority must act. Genbounty lists additional reporting routes at https://genbounty.com/resources. ## How Genbounty helps Anyone can submit a public report at https://genbounty.com/report. No account is required. Name and email are optional. The reporter can name the AI system or service if known and describe what happened in ordinary language; a technical explanation, vulnerability label, or legal analysis is not required. Every submitted report is read by a person. If the reporter leaves an email, Genbounty writes back with guidance on where the issue may be taken next. Anonymous reports can be received, but Genbounty cannot email an anonymous reporter. Genbounty is not a platform, search engine, regulator, police service, emergency hotline, or investigator. It does not remove content, identify the person responsible, promise to investigate a company, or take enforcement action. A downloaded copy stays private on your device. Genbounty can only respond if you choose to send the report. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can someone tell whether an image, video, or recording is a deepfake? Unusual movement, lighting, lip-sync, sound, or account behaviour can raise concern, but these signs are not proof. Save the original URL or file details when safe, describe what seems wrong, and avoid publicly naming a creator until reliable verification is available. ### What should I do if someone made an AI deepfake of me? This is not your fault. Put immediate safety first, pause contact when it is safe, save links and identifying details, report the account and content to the service, and secure affected accounts. You can report at https://genbounty.com/report without identifying the model or technique used. ### How do I remove a fake nude or sexual deepfake? Report it through the platform’s route for non-consensual intimate imagery (intimate images shared without permission), privacy, or impersonation. Adults can use StopNCII for participating platforms. If the image or video was taken when the person shown was under 18, NCMEC Take It Down may help on participating platforms. Search engines may offer separate removal requests. ### What should I do about an AI voice-cloning scam? An incoming voice or caller ID may not be genuine. When it is safe, pause contact and verify the request through a phone number or channel you already trust. If money moved, contact the bank or payment provider when you can, secure affected accounts, and save the caller details, messages, and payment instructions. ### Should I save or forward a deepfake as evidence? Save URLs, account details, dates, messages, and screenshots only when safe and lawful. Do not repeatedly share harmful material. Never download, copy, or forward child sexual abuse material; use an appropriate child-safety reporting service instead. ### Can I report deepfake harm anonymously? Yes. Genbounty’s public report form does not require an account, name, or email. Genbounty can receive an anonymous report, but cannot email next-step guidance without an address. ### Does Genbounty remove deepfakes or investigate the person responsible? No. Genbounty is not a platform, search engine, police service, emergency hotline, or investigator. Every submitted report is read by a person and, when an email is provided, Genbounty writes back with guidance on where the reporter may take the issue next. ## Related Genbounty guides - AI companion or chatbot harm: https://genbounty.com/ai-companion-harm - Dangerous AI advice: https://genbounty.com/dangerous-ai-advice - Workplace AI harm: https://genbounty.com/workplace-ai-harm - Public report form: https://genbounty.com/report - Reporting resources: https://genbounty.com/resources Tell us what happened: https://genbounty.com/report ## Citation facts - Guide name: Someone made an AI deepfake of me - what to do - Guide URL: https://genbounty.com/ai-deepfake-harm - Published and updated: 2026-09-10 - Report URL: https://genbounty.com/report - Account required: no - Anonymous reporting: yes - Follow-up: human email with next-place guidance when an address is provided - Technical expertise required: no - Legal analysis required: no - Paid bounty: no - Operator: Genbounty, London - Other reporting routes: https://genbounty.com/resources - Safety boundary: do not download, copy, or forward child sexual abuse material