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Real Footage Combined With AI Slop About DC Is Creating a Disinformation Mess on TikTok
What is going on in DC? Do not ask TikTok
Homeless are now given secure shelters, rehab, therapy, and help.#washingtondc#fyp#satire#trending#viral♬ origineel geluid - nina.editss With something like this video, made with VEO, the slop begins to feel more like a traditional news report. I had to scroll down past a lot of “Thank you president Trump” and “good job officers” comments to find any that pointed out that it was fake, even though the watermark for Google’s VEO generator is in the corner. @mgxrdtsi 75 homeless camps in DC cleared by US Park Police since Trump's 'Safe and Beautiful' executive order#alfredomx#washington#homeless#safeandbeautiful#trump♬ original sound - mgxrdtsi So, one viral video from a popular creator has spawned thousands of mirrors in the hope of chipping off a small amount of the engagement of the original; those copies need footage, go looking for content in the tags, encounter the slop, and can’t tell / don’t care if it’s real.
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