By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Photograph credit score: Clive Brunskill/Getty
Rafael Nadal says photographs of him selling funding schemes are AI scams.
The King of Clay warned followers and followers to not fall for deep faux photographs of him purportedly supporting funding platforms.
Hola a todos,
Comparto este mensaje de alerta, algo poco recurring en mis redes, pero necesario.Hemos detectado junto a mi equipo que circulan en algunas plataformas vídeos falsos generados por inteligencia synthetic, en los que aparece una figura que imita mi imagen y voz.
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— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) September 23, 2025
“I’m sharing this uncommon however obligatory message. My group and I’ve found that synthetic intelligence — generated movies are being unfold on some platforms, through which a determine imitates my look and voice,” Nadal posted on social media. “These movies falsely attribute funding recommendation or proposals to me. That is misleading promoting.
“Please be cautious: I’ve by no means created or endorsed such messages. Thanks all in your consideration and help.”
Former world No. 1 Nadal was within the information final week when rival Roger Federer advised CNBC he’d like to do a Fedal Exhibition Tour with Nadal in some unspecified time in the future within the close to future.
The 44-year-old Federer, who appears extraordinarily match, says he’s been enjoying tennis pretty incessantly and would like to reunite with outdated rival Rafa.
“Why not? I like Rafa,” Federer advised CNBC. “I performed 4 hours of tennis the opposite day in LA—right here in San Francisco, sorry—after which in LA additionally one other hour and a half. So earlier than that I’ve been enjoying so much.
“I’ve been attempting to maintain in good condition. And I do know that Rafa is completely open to perhaps enjoying some tennis. It sounds horrible, seniors tennis, to us however perhaps we will create a tour like a Fedal Tour or one thing like that. I imply it could be cool.”
