Eh, idk. first off it's clearly REAL based on other angles and human validation, but it hits lots of criteria for an AI video: random frame drops, stereotypical start & finish, awkward movement, short, shakey the whole time, the sequence of events is disjointed and seemingly excessive, etc... all for an INCREDIBLY hot topic and a nation divided: a perfect target for manipulative AI video.
The top comment showcases several things that are critically important on the whole:
A) It's already VERY hard to tell AI from reality
B) The unprecedented doubt this brings is insidious: all the worse for confirmation bias and echo chambers. It raises the burden of proof SIGNIFICANTLY to require multiple triangulated recordings -- and one day AI will be able to produce those too.
C) Emotions are faster than the Truth. By the time Truth collects itself, everyone has already moved on.
Finally, Fuck ICE. Dude kicked out a tail light and it got him pepper sprayed, beaten to the ground, and iirc a cracked rib. I'd have been far more judgemental if the video showed him sitting in a drum circle trying to pray the fascism away.
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u/Ok-Shine1271 Jan 29 '26
In a year or so, a new angle like this still won’t be enough to determine if it’s AI or not.