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highplainsdem

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34. UTUSN, you just uncovered more stuff being done by the person creating fake Obama videos earlier!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:50 PM
Friday

Wow! The YouTube channel that person had for the fake Obama videos has been removed, apparently, but it had a disclaimer similar to the one you posted in reply 2 here - and notice that in the disclaimer you copied, for the fake Kimmel video, the disclaimer earlier today, it refers to Gavin Newsom, not Jimmy Kimmel.

Here's that disclaimer you copied to DU, the way it still read on YouTube when you posted reply 2:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220835923

UTUSN
2. If it is, I'll delete this, but am getting tired of the "AI" catchall thing.
12:20 PM
I'll grant that the lips don't match, but the voice and the content is very KIMMEL-like. If the content is real KIMMEL, won't delete.

Here's the description from the link:
********QUOTE*****

America Is in the Heart T1

Description
⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a fan-made channel, and its content is not affiliated with Gavin Newsom or his companies. The videos are inspired by Gavin Newsom's public statements and ideas for educational and motivational purposes only, using a synthesized voice that does not belong to Gavin Newsom. 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. Our aim is to amplify the original message by making it easier to understand for the end consumer, helping us reach and educate more people with Gavin Newsom's valuable perspectives. We also make the messages of Gavin Newsom more accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing by applying professional transcription to the majority of our videos. We share his visionary ideas in a respectful and inspiring manner, without any intent to mislead.
More info
www.youtube.com/@AmericaIsintheHeartT1

*********UNQUOTE*****


This makes me wonder if whoever has that YouTube channel is also doing deepfakes of Newsom on another channel.

After you copied that disclaimer to DU, whoever has that channel changed Gavin Newsom to Jimmy Kimmel, without changing a word otherwise. This is the current disclaimer:

America Is in the Heart T1

Description
⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a fan-made channel, and its content is not affiliated with Jimmy Kimmel or his companies. The videos are inspired by Jimmy Kimmel's public statements and ideas for educational and motivational purposes only, using a synthesized voice that does not belong to Jimmy Kimmel. 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. Our aim is to amplify the original message by making it easier to understand for the end consumer, helping us reach and educate more people with Jimmy Kimmel's valuable perspectives. We also make the messages of Jimmy Kimmel more accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing by applying professional transcription to the majority of our videos. We share his visionary ideas in a respectful and inspiring manner, without any intent to mislead.



This is the disclaimer that was used a couple of weeks ago for a channel with similar fakes of Obama. Note the way the disclaimer starts, and some similar though not identical wording. I'd copied the disclaimer into a reply in a thread about one of thw videos.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220808654

⚠️Disclaimer:
This is an independent, fan-created channel and is not affiliated with Barack Obama, his campaign, or any political organization.

Our content draws on public speeches, verified reporting, and historical analysis, presented for educational and analytical purposes only.

We use voiceover narration, storytelling, and dramatized reenactments to make complex political news more accessible, emotionally engaging, and thought-provoking. All visuals and voices are original productions created by us, and do not feature or portray Barack Obama himself.

Our mission is to promote civic understanding and thoughtful dialogue while maintaining respect for all public figures. We are committed to responsible sharing of public information and to upholding fair-use principles and journalistic integrity.


Both the Newsom/Kimmel disclaimers and the Obama disclaimer refer to making the messages "more accessible" and to doing this for "educational" purposes.

God only knows how many YouTube channels with deepfakes of famous people this YouTuber might have set up.

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