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MineralMan

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25. As always, only rely on proven sources for information.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:36 AM

8 hrs ago

The same ones who have been providing accurate, factual, fact-checked information all along. Be skeptical of all others and make them demonstrate their non-use of AI sources.

It's always up to us to decide who to trust.

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ai-slop, deepfakes, etc. There are so many out there, how do we tell? [View all] niyad Yesterday OP

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Yesterday #1

You are most welcome. niyad Yesterday #2

Great minds... SheltieLover Yesterday #4

YES!!! niyad Yesterday #6

... SheltieLover Yesterday #15

Great information! Thank you! highplainsdem Yesterday #3

You are most welcome. niyad Yesterday #7

The obvious fakes are robotic, repetitive, the mouth doesn't quite fit all the words, and bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5

Not all of them are obvious. The Randy Rainbow/Kelly Clarkson one, niyad Yesterday #8

Omg, someone made a Randy Rainbow fake? CrispyQ Yesterday #13

The fake was, as I understand it, based on an interview Randy niyad Yesterday #19

Thanks. I totally misunderstood. -nt CrispyQ 23 hrs ago #21

You are most welcome. niyad 23 hrs ago #22

I just sat through a George Will video on youtube that turned out to be AL bigtree Yesterday #9

You purposely subjected yourself to him? niyad Yesterday #10

the subject was a supposed hidden subpoena bigtree 10 hrs ago #23

AI slop and deepfakes are an exacerbation, but the underlying problem is old: RockRaven Yesterday #11

Amazingly enough, some of us know this, and know how to do it. niyad Yesterday #12

I'm getting pretty good at detecting AI images and videos PatSeg Yesterday #14

It is really hard to tell these days. I can't stand the Ai narration. LoisB Yesterday #16

Some may find this helpful... True Dough Yesterday #17

Lol... haele Yesterday #18

Gosh!!! How could we possibly tell??? niyad 23 hrs ago #20

It is a huge problem. kentuck 10 hrs ago #24

As always, only rely on proven sources for information. MineralMan 8 hrs ago #25

My personal horrible AI slop favorites that pollute my Youtube feed: The Madcap 7 hrs ago #26

The YouTube algorithms can apparently recognize AI shit... hunter 5 hrs ago #27