Searching for Mr. Deepfakes: The Tip [Part 2]

Searching for Mr. Deepfakes: The Tip [Part 2]

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June 18, 2026 · 43 min

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Laurie Segall investigates the identity behind Mr. Deepfakes, exploring the impact of deepfake pornography on victims and society.

A note to listeners: This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. If you have not yet listened to Searching for Mr. Deepfakes Part 1, please start there. After officially launching an investigation into the anonymous person behind Mr. Deepfakes — the largest deepfake pornography site on the internet — using good-guy hackers and a call-out on social media to see if anybody out there knows anything, Laurie Segall gets a tip. Someone in the Netherlands thinks he has identified who Mr. Deepfakes is and this tip pushes Laurie and her team out of the virtual world, and into the real one. Are the digital breadcrumbs — along with the on-the-ground clues Laurie gathers — enough to lead her to a real person? Meanwhile, the threat of deepfake pornography spreads. More famous and powerful women come out as victims of Deepfake pornography, inching this fringe topic near the center. But the abuse is hitting closer to home, too. Laurie talks to a Minnesotan woman whose sense of safety and community are shattered when it’s discovered a family friend has been making deepfake pornography of her and many of her friends.  If you have been targeted by sexually explicit…

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Host: Laurie Segall

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Organizations: Mr. Deepfakes, beyondmrdeepfakes.com

Places: Netherlands, Minnesota

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