# How an AI Deepfake Fooled the Pros — Including My Own Network Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW1qKE92fKM Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/eW1qKE92fKM Generated: 2025-11-07T04:04:29.35+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview The video concludes that the Newsmax segment about food stamp recipients was heavily faked using AI generation, evidenced by the 15-second clip limit of the Sora 2 model, the lack of brand logos on grocery items, the nonsensical text on the woman's shirt, the impossible placement of security cameras, and the unnatural movements and text generation errors in the AI-generated footage. **Key Points:** - The featured Newsmax clip showing a woman arguing over food stamps was entirely AI-generated, as the clips used were 15 seconds long, matching the upper limit for the free tier of the then-new Sora 2 model (02:24). - Grocery items in the fake video lacked discernible brand logos (e.g., Coca-Cola, Tyson), which the creator notes is a common failure mode for AI image generation models trained to avoid trademark infringement (02:55). - The text on the angry woman's shirt was gibberish, reading "BORN TO BE" followed by nonsensical characters, indicating the AI failed to render coherent text (03:52). - The AI-generated supermarket scene showed security cameras hanging at odd angles and lacking functional appearance, suggesting the model could not accurately render common fixtures (05:21). - A subtle artifact showed the camera lens on the wrong side of the phone being held by the woman filming, suggesting the footage was generated by a right-handed user's perspective applied incorrectly (06:31). - A 0.22-second clip of the woman's hand clipping through a bottle was identified as a clear editing artifact indicative of synthetic media (06:55). - The video creator, Ryan McBeth, confirmed he received a response from Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy taking the evidence seriously, though the news outlet later issued a correction (07:11, 07:20). ![Screenshot at 00:08: Ryan McBeth appears on screen alongside a graphic detailing the specifications of a Tomahawk Missile, establishing his role as an intelligence analyst commenting on media authenticity.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-08.png) **Context:** Ryan McBeth, an Open Source Intelligence Analyst, analyzes a viral clip from Newsmax, hosted by Carl Higbie, which purports to show a woman aggressively arguing at a grocery checkout over the reduction of her SNAP benefits due to a government shutdown. McBeth systematically breaks down several visual anomalies within the clips presented by Newsmax, arguing that these errors prove the segment was created using generative AI, specifically referencing OpenAI's Sora, to create a misleading narrative. ## Detailed Analysis Ryan McBeth analyzes a Newsmax segment about a woman arguing over SNAP benefits, concluding the entire segment is an AI deepfake due to multiple telltale signs. The first clue is the maximum video length of 15 seconds for the clip of the woman, which matches the free tier limit for OpenAI's Sora 2 model at the time of the video's creation (02:24). The second major issue is the pervasive lack of recognizable logos on grocery items like soda and packaged foods, suggesting the AI avoided trademarked designs (02:55). Furthermore, the text on the angry woman's shirt is nonsensical, reading "BORN TO BE" followed by illegible characters, demonstrating the AI's struggle with coherent textual rendering (03:52). The third piece of evidence concerns the supermarket environment itself, where security cameras in the AI-generated stock photo appear to be mounted at odd angles and lack necessary cabling, suggesting a lack of understanding of real-world object placement (05:21). The fifth artifact points to a subtle error in the filming perspective of the confrontation clip, where the phone's camera lens appears on the left side, contrary to how most right-handed users hold their phones (06:31). Finally, a clear clipping error shows the woman's hand passing unnaturally through a bottle (06:55). McBeth notes that while Newsmax later issued a correction after he contacted CEO Christopher Ruddy, the incident highlights how easily AI can create convincing yet flawed disinformation (07:11, 07:33). ### AI Generation Artifacts - Clip length limited to 15 seconds, consistent with Sora 2 free tier - Grocery items lack logos (Coca-Cola, Tyson) - Woman's shirt text is gibberish ("BORN TO BE" followed by symbols) - AI-generated supermarket stock photo shows oddly placed security cameras (02:24, 02:55, 03:52, 05:21) ### Filming and Editing Errors - Phone camera lens appears on the left side when held by a right-handed person - A 0.22-second clip shows the woman's hand clipping through a bottle (06:31, 06:55) ### Media Context and Reaction - News segment aired on Newsmax, hosted by Carl Higbie - The creator contacted Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy - Newsmax later issued a correction after being notified of the fakes (00:07, 07:11, 07:20) ### AI Limitations Demonstrated - AI struggles with rendering coherent text and specific physical geometry (e.g., camera placement, object interaction) - AI models spread disinformation because they are believable enough for those who want to believe (04:38, 08:06) ![Screenshot at 00:01: Split screen showing the initial confrontation clip of the angry woman next to the commentator Ryan McBeth.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-01.png) ![Screenshot at 00:08: McBeth is shown on screen next to a graphic detailing the specs of a Tomahawk Missile, establishing his credentials.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-08.png) ![Screenshot at 00:26: The viral clip begins showing the woman angrily confronting someone at a checkout counter.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-26.png) ![Screenshot at 00:30: Close-up on the woman's face during the confrontation, highlighting her exaggerated expression.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-30.png) ![Screenshot at 00:39: The woman in the viral clip yells, emphasizing her demand to not pay for her items.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-39.png) ![Screenshot at 00:50: McBeth in his studio setting, pointing out the context of the Newsmax report.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-00-50.png) ![Screenshot at 01:39: A screenshot from a news article detailing Sora 2's 15-second clip limit, used as evidence for the fake.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-01-39.png) ![Screenshot at 03:03: A side-by-side comparison showing a real product \(Tyson\) versus a generic, logo-less AI-generated equivalent \(Kirkwood\), illustrating the lack of branding in the fake clip.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-03-03.png) ![Screenshot at 05:11: A visual of children playing with alphabet blocks, used to explain how AI models learn shapes vs. abstract concepts like letters or words.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-05-11.png) ![Screenshot at 06:09: An Adobe Stock photo of a supermarket aisle with red boxes highlighting the non-existent security cameras on the ceiling, used to demonstrate the AI's poor rendering of functional objects.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-06-09.png) ![Screenshot at 06:34: McBeth holds up a modern smartphone, demonstrating the correct placement of the camera lens on the right side versus the AI's reversed rendering.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-06-34.png) ![Screenshot at 06:56: A close-up box highlighting the hand of the woman in the viral clip clipping through a bottle, indicating a rendering error.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-06-56.png) ![Screenshot at 07:10: A screenshot of Christopher Ruddy's LinkedIn profile, CEO of Newsmax, as McBeth discusses contacting him about the deepfake.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-07-10.png) ![Screenshot at 08:16: A black-and-white advertisement from BunkerBranding.com, featuring military imagery and the 'INTEL LIFE' shirt, serving as a promotional tag at the end.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/eW1qKE92fKM/00-08-16.png)