AI Video and Social Media Deception

📺 Elderly couple drove 300 km to see a “TikTok cable car”,  but it turned out to be AI-generated

In Malaysia, an elderly couple fell victim to a viral AI-generated video. They saw a TikTok clip showing an exciting jungle cable car, supposedly filmed by local TV channel TV Rakyat.

Inspired and eager for adventure, the couple drove over 300 kilometers. But when they arrived… all they found was forest, silence, and puzzled locals. No cables, no cabins, no station – just nature and disappointment.

The couple filed a lawsuit against TV Rakyat, claiming they were misled. However, in court it turned out the video was never aired. The channel denied any involvement and said the video was AI-generated and posted by someone using their logo without permission.

What happened:

• The video was fully AI-generated – from the landscape to the news channel branding
• It went viral with hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok and other platforms
• TV Rakyat denied authorship – their logo was simply added without consent
  
  

🧠 Takeaway:

AI is now generating not only fake people, but fake places and fake news about fake places. And it’s no longer harmless fun – it’s wasting real people’s time, energy, and money.

And what about good old Google? Turns out it’s not always a lifesaver either. Today’s AI fakes are so convincing that regular searches may not detect them, while users increasingly trust social media over common sense.