2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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AI-Generated Fake 'True Crime' Video About Non-Existent Littleton Murder Goes Viral
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.
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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