Purported Deepfake Reportedly Impersonated Consumer Adviser Clark Howard to Promote Auto-Insurance Quote Site
- Date of incident
- January 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
- Sources
- 3 cited
- Last verified
- May 25, 2026
Summary
A purported AI-generated video reportedly circulated on social media depicting consumer adviser Clark Howard endorsing an auto-insurance quote tool. A viewer reportedly said she believed it was real and warned others after a similar site led to an alleged flood of unsolicited calls without better rates.
What is reported
A purported AI-generated video reportedly circulated on social media depicting consumer adviser Clark Howard endorsing an auto-insurance quote tool. A viewer reportedly said she believed it was real and warned others after a similar site led to an alleged flood of unsolicited calls without better rates.
Editorial note
factuality_score=93; 2 warnings; tags accepted as-is from pipeline
Sources
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Sources
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- 03AI Incident Database — AIID incident #1371secondary1/9/2026