A fake sexually explicit video of podcast host Bobbi Althoff spread rapidly on X Tuesday afternoon, adding to the platform's recent challenges in cracking down on deepfakes of female celebrities. Breaking Down the Viral Incident. A fake AI-generated video of Bobbi Althoff started making rounds on niche message boards. The content spread faster on X (formerly Twitter). The manipulated video racked up more than 4.5 million views in just nine hours, showing how quickly this type of content can go viral. Bobbi Althoff arrives to the 2024 People's Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. -- (Photo by Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty Images) Bobbi Althoff took to Instagram stories to express her shock at finding her name trending on the social media app. She posted a screenshot of her name trending in the "Rap" category of X and A fake sexually explicit video of podcast host Bobbi Althoff was trending on X despite it violating the platform's rules. The now taken down video adds to the platform's recent challenges in A fake sexually explicit video of podcast host Bobbi Althoff spread rapidly on X Tuesday afternoon, adding to the platform's recent challenges in cracking down on deepfakes of female celebrities. What Is The 'Bobbi Althoff Leaked Video?' The leaked AI video of Bobbi Althoff first started going around on X (Twitter) on February 20th. The first known user to share it is @destroynectar, who posted it with the caption, "Bobbi Althoff got leaked (don't check hidden)," using reverse psychology to try and get people to check the hidden replies for the video. Podcaster Bobbi Althoff has shut down rumors that an explicit viral video that appears to show her masturbating was real, calling it an "AI-generated" deepfake. "Hate to disappoint you all The author of the original post — which suggested followers could find the "leaked" video in the tweet's "hidden" replies — later wrote a comment: "Bobbi Althoff if you see

this I Podcast host Bobbi Althoff took to Instagram on Wednesday to address a sexually explicit video trending on X and other corners of the internet, writing, "The reason I'm trending is 100% not me