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ShazamIam

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44. I visit youtube every day and yes recently there is an alarming number of AI posts faking people like Rachel Maddow and

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Tue Dec 30, 2025, 08:53 PM

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politicians saying stupid stuff and promoting disinformation. Always look up the poster's information and notice the problems with speech, both vocabulary and voice. But if you are not familiar with the person you could be easily be misled.

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I am actually becoming a Youtube Channel watcher. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago OP

Read the disclaimers on historic pieces (click the 'more" description button) bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #1

Absolutely! Oh, boy, some of those are so damned fake just to get views... Sickening hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #3

I'm also wondering about all of the Ukraine "good news" military stories. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #4

lol, yes you're correct to question it bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #5

Me too Thunderbeast 6 hrs ago #54

For WW2, the best is the one called "World War Two" by the Time Ghost Army. The Madcap 9 hrs ago #12

I love watching some of the Canadian war stories just to find the stupid errors that they Bev54 8 hrs ago #28

I subscribe to a limited number of "channels"--mostly music, Meidas Touch, and a few others not AI-generating hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #2

The responses I got to a "Psychology of people who grew up in the 60's" woke me up. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #6

I walk on my treadmill through cities on YouTube tavernier 9 hrs ago #7

Now THAT is a good idea! hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #9

Just go to search and hit any city or country you'd like to explore. tavernier 8 hrs ago #19

I know of another DUer who does that, who sent me links to some favorite videos. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #10

I go to YouTube and search any city or country I'd like to see. tavernier 8 hrs ago #18

I have found YouTube to be a great resource for entertainment and enjoyment.... anciano 9 hrs ago #8

I started watching YouTube maybe 6 months ago Dave says 8 hrs ago #29

Youtube has plenty canetoad 9 hrs ago #11

Youtube is also great for foreign language learning. The Madcap 9 hrs ago #13

I subscribe to channels I trust on subjects I like, and only look at my subscriptions feed eShirl 9 hrs ago #14

many of those ww2 vids popping up lately are pure AI garbage. there has been a flood of them showing msongs 8 hrs ago #15

Why doesn't Youtube label AI content? OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #17

The people using the AI tools, especially those paying to use them, don't want highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #24

Thanks hpd.....I got educated on that thread. And I'm applying more critical thinking skills OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #25

I'm sorry that you and I and all of us who are honest have to watch out for all this fraud that's around highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #36

All it takes is getting took by 1 video! MerryBlooms 6 hrs ago #49

Same here. Every time I've looked at AI slop video posted by someone here, looking at the channel highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #53

The good history channels shows Johonny 8 hrs ago #16

Keep an eye out for the AI slop PJMcK 8 hrs ago #20

Came aware quickly....see OP. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #21

Yeah, I read your whole post PJMcK 8 hrs ago #22

Understood. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #23

one of us...one of us...one of us... (nt) ret5hd 8 hrs ago #26

There are a lot of Robert Reich fakes as well as Rick Wilson, Bev54 8 hrs ago #27

Saw a really bad Rachel Maddow fake yesterday. The Madcap 7 hrs ago #30

Yep I too have seen a lot of George Will fakes Bev54 7 hrs ago #42

I watched a George Will fake. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #46

Probably the same as the one I saw. The Madcap 6 hrs ago #50

That's the Will fake video I saw. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #55

My wife and I quit broadcast television in January 2012. hunter 7 hrs ago #31

antenna Maninacan 7 hrs ago #41

A big benefit of that plan is that Youtube Music is included. The Madcap 6 hrs ago #47

I am right there with you. Ferrets are Cool 7 hrs ago #32

I watch it all the time. bluedigger 7 hrs ago #33

youtube is great for "how to fix dishwasher", "How to unclog drain..., "How to sew pants..." BlueWaveNeverEnd 7 hrs ago #34

fixed my van Maninacan 7 hrs ago #40

I subscribe to YouTube tv. It's not really cheap. Are you talking about something different? 1WorldHope 7 hrs ago #35

Regular Youtube. YT TV is a TV channel aggregator. The only reason I watch is NBC Boston Sports - They air the Celtics OAITW r.2.0 7 hrs ago #37

He's talking about YouTube.com highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #38

We bailed on Youtube TV The Madcap 6 hrs ago #48

youtube Maninacan 7 hrs ago #39

Ohhh, thank you both so much. Now I'm on board. 1WorldHope 7 hrs ago #43

I visit youtube every day and yes recently there is an alarming number of AI posts faking people like Rachel Maddow and ShazamIam 7 hrs ago #44

I watch too many you tube vids...Subscribe to too many very good content creators. Anything I want to learn mitch96 7 hrs ago #45

I hear you. Even when there is a broadcast major network TV show prodigitalson 6 hrs ago #51

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There is even more crap on YouTube than there is on TV, so be very selective Warpy 5 hrs ago #56

A lot of (very justified) discussion here about AI slop. Disaffected 5 hrs ago #57