<p id=”par-1_58″>Tom Hanks ranks as the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/scammers-deepfake-celebrities-untrustworthy.html/”>most trustworthy celebrity</a> — unfortunately, this makes him particularly useful in scams. Every year, people in the United States lose millions of dollars <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/public-figures-deepfake-frauds.html/”>with deepfake frauds</a>. Scammers are able to capitalize on celebrities’ images to trick people into trusting them and then sending them money. Here are the celebrities to look out for.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-tom-hanks-ranks-as-the-most-trustworthy-celebrity-which-means-he-can-be-used-in-scams”>Tom Hanks ranks as the most trustworthy celebrity, which means he can be used in scams</h2>
<p id=”par-2_63″>In 2025, deepfake fraud cost people $2.19 billion worldwide and $712 million in the United States alone, according to a report by <a target=”_blank” href=”https://machined.ai/blog/deepfake-trust-index” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Machined</a>. Surprisingly, less than half of Americans feel confident that they can identify a celebrity deepfake video. New AI technology makes it easy to replicate a celebrity’s appearance and voice — and use it to scam money out of unsuspecting people.</p>
<p id=”par-3_51″>There are some celebrities who are particularly trustworthy, making people less likely to question their images. Tom Hanks tops the list of most trustworthy celebrities. He scored a 4.48 on a trustworthiness scale, meaning that people would be willing to buy or donate something to him without thinking much about it.</p>
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<p id=”par-4_33″>Hanks is followed closely behind by other legacy celebrities. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/dolly-parton-80-beauty-still-resonates-fans-around-world.html/”>Dolly Parton</a> scores a 4.35 on the scale, Morgan Freeman scores a 4.34, Denzel Washington scores a 4.21, and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/keanu-reeves-money.html/”>Keanu Reeves</a> scores a 4.20.</p>
<p id=”par-5_15″>Other trustworthy celebrities include Simone Biles, Peyton Manning, Julia Roberts, Michelle Obama, and David Attenborough.</p>