The video clips were taken from a YouTube account called Time Unveiled, which used technology from voice-cloning startup ElevenLabs. The same technology was used earlier this year to create an AI-generated robocall impersonating President Joe Biden. Dom Lucre, whose real name is Dominick McGee, is a prominent figure in conspiracy circles, often sharing altered content, including from former president Donald Trump. Despite posting child exploitation images, his account was reinstated by Elon Musk last July.
Key takeaways:
- AI-altered video clips of Adolf Hitler’s 1939 Reichstag speech have gone viral, with over 15 million views. The videos were first shared by a far-right conspiracy influencer known as Dom Lucre.
- The videos were translated from German to English and feature text that makes it clear the speech was an AI audio translation. Some viewers have drawn their own interpretations from the videos, with one conspiracy theorist falsely claiming they showed Hitler didn't want to go to war.
- The video clips appear to have been taken from a video first posted to YouTube two months ago by an account called Time Unveiled, which has also posted AI-translated videos featuring Osama bin Laden, Joseph Stalin, and Hideki Tojo. The creators used technology from voice-cloning startup ElevenLabs to generate the audio.
- Dom Lucre, whose real name is Dominick McGee, is a hugely influential figure in conspiracy circles, sharing QAnon content and GOP commentary. His content is often shared by prominent lawmakers, including former president Donald Trump. Lucre first came to national attention last July when Elon Musk personally intervened to reinstate his account despite the fact that Lucre posted child exploitation images just days earlier, going against company policy.