Last year in Putnam County, New York, three high school students created deepfake videos of the principal of another nearby school, George Fischer Middle School. In the videos, the man appeared to be yelling racial slurs, going so far as to threaten violence against students of colour. Parents and guardians received a vaguely worded letter stating that some students had “used artificial intelligence to impersonate” the staff member in a video in which he appears to make “inappropriate comments.” Despite assurances that there was no actual threat, many were deeply concerned about potential danger, and even considered withholding their children from school.