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Deepfakes and impersonations

The use of AI to create deepfakes and impersonations on YouTube

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Jan 26, 2026
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Is there any YouTube channel known to actually, even demonstrably belong to and play videos made by American political commentator George Will?

No reporting provided shows a channel that can be demonstrably tied to as owner or operator, nor does any sourced account establish that a channel reliably hosts only authentic, Will-produced videos; ...

Jan 21, 2026
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is there a list of youtube channels generated by AI

The reporting shows two different meanings behind the question: there are numerous curated lists of “” — run by humans or influencers — compiled by sites like , , , and others . By contrast, independe...

Jan 17, 2026
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How is YouTube updating policies or detection to handle AI‑generated channels and mass content farms?

YouTube has shifted from treating AI as just another creator tool to a set of targeted policies and detection tactics aimed at “AI slop” — mass-produced, repetitive or deceptively synthetic videos — b...

Jan 26, 2026

Have any creators admitted to using AI actors or synthetic voices on monetized YouTube channels?

Public reporting and industry guides make clear that monetized channels commonly use AI-generated voices and synthetic “actors,” and YouTube’s policies permit such use when content is original and dis...

Jan 31, 2026

What policies do platforms like YouTube have for identifying and removing AI-generated impersonation channels?

Platforms such as now combine explicit disclosure rules, impersonation/privacy complaint channels, spam and deceptive-metadata enforcement, and emerging automated likeness-detection tools to identify ...

Jan 30, 2026

What’s the beef: ai, ai mascarading as real, use of ai as tool in the YouTube/social media sphere right now

Platforms, led by , are in a tense middle ground: generative AI is flooding feeds with low-quality “” that strains trust and ad dollars, while the same companies are deploying AI and new rules — inclu...