Man charged over deepfake poster campaign across Queensland

7News Just In · Jul 24, 2026 · 1m

A 52-year-old man from Cleveland has been charged with 43 offences after allegedly using artificial intelligence to create fake nude images of women and distributing them on posters across south-east Queensland. Police say the deepfake posters named victims, revealed their workplaces and social media profiles, and falsely labelled them as sex workers in what investigators describe as a calculated campaign of humiliation. Eight victims have been identified so far, with police believing there may be more, while the Queensland Government's announced legislation specifically targeting deepfake…