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Richard Lawler
Viral true crime story or just another AI fake?

A reader asked the Denver Post why it hadn’t covered a grisly and salacious 2014 murder in Littleton, CO. It hadn’t, because the crime never happened.

But there it is on YouTube and Spotify, accumulating millions of views with seemingly AI-generated voiceovers and faces. True crime fans say they reported the videos months ago after YouTube recommended them, but they aren’t being removed.


The YouTube channel of True Crime Case Files, with video after video of supposedly true crimes, but AI generated faces and stories that don’t check out.
Screenshot: YouTube (@TrueCrimeCasefiles0)
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