The claim
Video shows a five-year-old boy singing in memory of his late mother on America’s Got Talent 2024 stage.
Original review summary
The review says the viral video was edited: the child was a fictional virtual avatar, while the judges’ reactions came from a 2015 X Factor UK performance by Josh Daniel, who dedicated his song to a late friend. It concludes that the video does not show a real America’s Got Talent performance by a boy singing for his mother.[S1]
Additional context
The review identifies the source of the judges’ reactions as a Josh Daniel performance on The X Factor UK, published 31 August 2015; the fictional video was uploaded on 04 October 2024. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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