AI-Generated Fake 'True Crime' Video About Non-Existent Littleton Murder Goes Viral
July 30, 2024
An AI-generated "true crime" video on YouTube falsely depicted a Littleton man's "secret gay love affair" and murder by his stepson. The 25-minute video, which garnered nearly 2 million views, fabricated details and used deepfake technology to deceive viewers into believing the story was real. Despite being flagged as false by local authorities and lacking credible sources, the video sparked widespread misinformation and outrage online.
- Alleged deployer
- true-crime-case-files-youtube-channel
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- viewers-of-true-crime-case-files-youtube-channel, residents-of-littleton
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/804
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