0:44Plays here · Open on youtube ↗
UnknownBrand-owned official channel linked from https://www.heygen.com/ to https://www.youtube.com/@heygen_official. Public description: "HeyGen is the world's leading AI avatar company. We create the world's most realistic avatars — digital versions of real people that look, sound, and move ju...". Ownership is distinct from an external creator contract.0:44 · spoken hook
“I posted a completely fake AI video of myself online and the scary part is, no one noticed.”
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Claims an undisclosed AI clone passed as a real Instagram post, shows audience comments and asks viewers to guess real or AI; visible comments support engagement but do not prove that every viewer failed to notice.
2.2Mviews1.9Klikes↑1.5K×vs their usual post · 1.5K views—creators ran this script
@HeyGen · 113K followers · creator page →
1Claim an unnoticed substitutioncreator-claim0:00–0:15
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0:060:00I posted a completely fake AI video of myself online and the scary part is, no one noticed.
A supposed real-world test makes the realism claim personal.
0:06So I uploaded this video to my Instagram like it was real, but I never filmed it.
0:11It was a hundred percent AI.
1 lines · members2Define the test0:15–0:20
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3Show audience reactions0:20–0:39
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4Invite a verdictcta · link0:39–0:44
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@HeyGenyoutube · 113K followers · median 1.5K views · n=60best post3.7M2.5K×views · for HeyGenUnknown Brand-owned official channel linked from https://www.heygen.com/ to https://www.youtube.com/@heygen_official. Public description: "HeyGen is the world's leading AI avatar company. We create the world's most realistic avatars — digital versions of real people that look, sound, and move ju...". Ownership is distinct from an external creator contract.Open creator →Views and likes are public counts at capture time. The multiple compares this post with the creator’s own recent median, not a claim about what caused its reach. Read the methodology →