Fake Text Messages At Work: Why Misconduct Cases Now Need Digital Forensics Because of Deepfakes
Fake text messages are showing up in workplace investigations, and real messages could be denied as deepfakes. In this video: why the receipts that used to settle misconduct cases stopped settling anything, and what proof looks like now.
Fake text messages are showing up in workplace investigations, and real messages could be denied as deepfakes. In this video: why the receipts that used to settle misconduct cases stopped settling anything, and what proof looks like now.
Employment attorney Tracey Diamond of Troutman Pepper Locke, in her interview with HRD America, gets the answer exactly right: check both phones, check the deleted files, perform forensics. Corroborate the story.
Read my full Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2026/07/28/fake-text-messages-in-workplace-investigations-why-misconduct-cases-now-need-digital-forensics/
The HRD America interview: https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/ai-deepfakes-are-testing-hrs-ability-to-spot-fake-evidence/582672
Related: Message Screenshots Are Terrible Evidence, Courts Accept Them Anyway: https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2026/07/15/message-screenshots-are-terrible-evidence-courts-accept-them-anyway/ The Liar's Dividend Has A Second Payout: https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2026/04/30/deepfakes-the-liars-dividend-has-a-second-payout-and-its-costing-litigants-real-money/
I'm Lars Daniel, digital forensics expert and Forbes contributor. I examine phones, computers and digital files, and testify about what I find in state and federal courts. More: https://thelarsdaniel.com
