I saw this clip of a dolphin pushing a dog to shore and I totally bought it. Shared it on my Facebook and everything, felt all warm inside. Then my buddy Mike who's a marine biologist pointed out the dolphin's fin had a weird clip-on tracker on it, which real rescues don't have. He found the original B-roll from some 2012 Thai TV show stitched in. Now I feel dumb but also glad I know the truth. How do you guys spot these feel-good hoaxes before hitting share?
I was at a diner in Akron last Tuesday and my buddy swore the old hack of putting your phone in a pizza box boosts reception. We tried it with a Domino's box and three different phones near window. Signal dropped by one bar every time. Has anyone actually tested this stuff or do people just repost it because it sounds clever?
Saw that deepfake of the pope walking around in a white Balenciaga coat on Twitter last week and legit thought it was real until a friend pointed out the weird way the shadows bent around his elbow. Watched a breakdown on YouTube that showed the AI artifacts in the fabric folds and now I check for hand weirdness and shadow wobble before sharing anything. Anyone else got a go-to tell for spotting these generated videos before you get duped?
Saw a clip going around Facebook last week claiming a great white was cruising down a residential street after a hurricane. Looked crazy real but something felt off about the water color. I reverse image searched it and found the original was from a 2016 documentary about bull sharks in Australia, just spliced with hurricane audio. The scariest part is how many people in the comments swore they saw it happen in their own town. Has anyone else checked the source on those 'wild weather animal' videos?