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highplainsdem

(59,549 posts)
9. FarPoint, that is not only a fake, but the YouTuber ADMITS it's fake. Please see the disclaimers in
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 11:00 AM
16 hrs ago

both the description of that particular video

⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a fan-made channel and is not affiliated with Robert De Niro, his production companies, or any organizations he is associated with. All content is inspired by his publicly available interviews, speeches, public statements, and creative work for educational and informational purposes only.


and in the info about the channel, which you can find at

https://youtube.com/@VoiceOf-Hollywood

when you click on "...more" above the Subscribe button. The channel description has a longer disclaimer:

⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a fan-made channel and is not affiliated with Robert De Niro, his production companies, or any organizations he is associated with. All content is inspired by his publicly available interviews, speeches, public statements, and creative work for educational and informational purposes only.

We use visual lip-syncing and narrated voiceovers to pair clear explanations with on-screen footage solely to enhance understanding and viewer engagement.

Our mission is to highlight Robert De Niro’s publicly expressed views—making his insights on film, society, politics, and contemporary issues more accessible to a wider audience.

We present his viewpoints respectfully and accurately, without any intent to mislead, impersonate, or imply personal involvement.


That's BS, of course, since their intent was to mislead and impersonate. They know from comments their deepfakes are tricking people, as this one tricked you and others here. They shouldn't be creating these videos at all - they rip off De Niro, treat him as a puppet - but at the very least, they should have clearly labeled all the videos on their channel as AI.

And although the channel names are different, this could very well be the same AI user who generated deepfakes of Obama and Jimmy Kimmel that fooled DUers last month.

See my Community Help thread, OP and replies, about those fakes

https://democraticunderground.com/125629423

and see my reply 2 in the thread that had the Obama deepfake

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220808654#post2

for the similar-sounding disclaimer with those deepfakes.

And also see my reply 9 update in the Community Health thread

https://democraticunderground.com/125629423#post9

for a link to my message about a fake Jimmy Kimmel video that had been posted to DU

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220836071#post34

and that was not only fake, but had a disclaimer where the AI-using YouTuber had inserted Gavin Newsom's name instead of Kimmel's - and then corrected it at least a day later. Indicating that fraudster probably had Gavin Newsom deepfakes uploaded to yet another YouTube channel, and had lost track of which name went with each channel.

But whether or not it's the same AI-using fraudster, it's still a deepfake, still fraud and completely unethical, even with the disclaimers few people are likely to notice.

I'm sorry you were tricked, but your OP is now tricking others into spreading this deepfake.

Please delete it.

And please be more careful.

I'm sorry I didn't see your thread earlier. My thanks to SheltieLover for pointing it out to me.

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This message was self-deleted by its author SheltieLover Thursday #1
If a MAGA actually listened to ths video clip.... FarPoint Thursday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author SheltieLover Thursday #3
We are at a very scary place right now Bayard Thursday #4
It's a deepfake. See reply 9. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Uncle Joe Friday #5
It's a deepfake, Uncle Joe. See reply 9. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #11
This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyLib Friday #6
I bookmarked for the purpose of sharing... FarPoint Friday #7
You might want to reconsider. Close reading of the creator, voice niyad Friday #8
Thanks for alerting people to this. But since the deepfake is still here, I posted a long explanation in reply 9. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #13
I thought so bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #26
Don't share it. It's an AI deepfake, as I explain in reply 9. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #12
FarPoint, that is not only a fake, but the YouTuber ADMITS it's fake. Please see the disclaimers in highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #9
Oh for Chrissake! FarPoint 16 hrs ago #16
I'm so sorry the AI companies have made this kind of fraud not only possible, but easy. It's one of highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #20
I hate this, too! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #21
I've added a reply/update about this thread and that YouTube channel to my Community Help thread on deepfakes. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #14
Just noticed the video now has an "Altered or synthetic content" label on it that wasn't on it earlier, but highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #15
OMG... FarPoint 16 hrs ago #17
That label wasn't there earlier. The YouTuber most likely saw responses - mine or others - identifying highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #18
As a victim.... FarPoint 16 hrs ago #19
It should be reported. Unfortunately, YouTube actively encourages their users to use AI tools. So you highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #23
I am just going to stick with the regulars like FarPoint 15 hrs ago #24
That's safest. And there's actually an app now to block you from seeing internet content after 2023, highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #27
YouTube shouldn't allow deepfakes like this at all. Intractable 16 hrs ago #22
I agree. But since it can be hard to identify deepfakes, I wouldn't want alerts or posts being hidden, as with highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #25
Ummm. It's obvious Farpoint doesn't care. Intractable 15 hrs ago #28
I didn't see it, and I've noticed those labels before. And other deepfakes of famous people have appeared highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #29
I see. So you wish to cause more confusion to point out the confusion. Intractable 14 hrs ago #30
I'm not trying to cause confusion. I'm explaining that I didn't see any synthetic-content label there highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #31
Look at the thread overall to see the confusion you cause. Intractable 14 hrs ago #32
And yet you post in it. niyad 14 hrs ago #36
No, it did not when I first saw it on youtube. The alert was added later, niyad 14 hrs ago #33
Thank you. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #34
Precisely! SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #35
Thanks! highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #37
Yw. Facts were clearly stated above. SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #38
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