This video of Elon Musk explains "what is going on in America right now, why @ZohranKMamdani won in NYC, and what the risks are for our country and the world."

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DW Fact check: Fake. The user states: "If you want a glimpse of the future where we do not know what is real and what is fake, this is worth watching for that reason alone." While the user notes that he is "pretty sure but not totally sure that it is AI," he still treats the content seriously, saying: "What Elon says here is one of the most important things you will watch this year." It is a slippery slope to engage with AI-generated content as if it were genuinely spoken by the person depicted. Often, when such videos are reposted, the labels or descriptions of it being AI-generated disappear. The YouTube channel that uploaded the video on November 6 included a clear disclaimer, stating that it used "a synthesized voice that does not belong to Elon Musk" and explaining: "We use visual lip-syncing and dubbed narration to match the spoken words with on-screen footage, purely to enhance clarity, create a cinematic experience, and make the content more engaging for viewers." This serves as an example of how advanced AI‑generated content has become: the imitation of Musk's voice is indeed very convincing, although the image occasionally jumps or falls out of sync. AI‑generated videos represent a new way of putting words into the mouths of public figures. A more traditional approach is the fabrication of news articles, such as this oneclaiming how high-profile US lawyer Alan Dershowitz would react to Mamdani's win, which Dershowitz himself later deniedever making. It remains essential to verify the sources and ensure that statements are accurately attributed to the real person behind them.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · November 12, 2025