Texting your sister the morning of July 4th after a viral...

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1. Someone sent me a TikTok of me trashing the BBQ.
2. That was me, I posted it two hours ago.
3. You posted that? It's a deepfake, I never said those things.
4. My feed exploded; people are tagging our office already.
5. My boss DM'd me asking if it's real.
6. I thought it was funny, I didn't think they'd believe it.
7. Funny? It says I insult Grandma and reveals our address.
8. Comments are sharing screenshots; someone posted my number too.
9. Who made it, Maya; did you edit my voice?
10. No, I literally reposted it from an anonymous TikTok.
11. So you reposted a video of me attacking family?
12. It was labeled 'sibling roast,' everyone's doing these for clout.
13. There's a tiny watermark on the corner: @deepfake_factory.
14. Deepfake_factory DM'd my ex offering 'orders' last night.
15. I got that DM too, I didn't click it though.
16. My voice was clearly stitched from old audio clips.
17. Wait, I have a saved video from last night.
18. Saved where, Noah; explain now.
19. On a private Discord; someone uploaded a 'practice morph' file.
20. You were in that server?
21. I never joined any Discord last night; I was at work.
22. The file metadata lists usernames, one reads 'Maya_Stunt'.
23. I never used that handle; those are bot tags, I swear.
24. Then why is Grandma calling and why is HR asking?
25. Someone already posted it to the local moms Facebook group.
26. Okay fine, I texted it to Jess for eyes, stupid move.
27. Which Jess, Maya; she works with my boss.
28. Jess replied that she posted it to a family group chat.
29. I didn't know she'd share beyond that group, I swear.
30. Also fine—I paid someone months ago to 'make a roast'.