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FBI Traces Four Facebook Posts of AI-Faked Nude Image of Virginia Sheriff to One Internet Connection

November 7, 2026 at 07:30 EST

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The FBI says it has traced four Facebook posts containing an AI-generated fake nude image of a Virginia sheriff and a staff member to a single internet connection, but it has not yet identified who created the image.

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FBI traces four posts with an AI-generated fake nude image to one internet connection

Investigators used a grand jury subpoena to Comcast to link all four Facebook posts to a single connection. The person who created the image has not been identified.

4

Facebook posts carrying the fake image

1

Internet connection behind all four posts

Not yet

Creator of the image identified

Posts vs. connection

Each block is one item. Four posts all trace back to one connection.

4 posts

1 connection

How the trail runs

Four Facebook posts

→

Single internet connection

→

Grand jury subpoena to Comcast

→

Subscriber address narrowed

→

Creator not yet identified

Verified so far

All four posts traced to one internet connection
Subpoena to Comcast led to a home address
Image was shared on Facebook

Still open

Who created the fake image
Who used the connection to generate or share it
Whether any charges will be filed

Key point

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