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highplainsdem

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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
Dec 20

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