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ByteDance Tells Users to Stop Uploading Real People. The Internet, As Usual, Has Other Plans.
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An AI-generated video featuring a fight over Jeffrey Epstein went viral, and the host recognized it as a deepfake because of the subject matter and the host's chronic internet use. | Jeffrey Epstein, AI-generated video | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 2 | Several studios sent cease and desist letters to ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, which had hosted the original AI-generated video and others like it. | ByteDance, TikTok | BBC (archived) | |
| 3 | ByteDance responded to the studios' cease and desist letters by disallowing users from uploading images of real people on its platform. | ByteDance | BBC (archived) | |
| 4 | Anyone with a smartphone can generate surprisingly accurate deepfake videos of public figures showing them saying anything the operator wants. | deepfake technology, public figures | Today (archived) | |
| 5 | The nanya Israel video circulating online is a real recording, not a synthetic or deepfake. | nanya Israel video | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 6 | The host of the segment wears a mask in public to prevent their face from being used in AI-generated content. | the host | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 7 | The host's face has already appeared in another video, according to a producer's observation during taping. | the host, the producer | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |