Hundreds of AI-generated videos are circulating on TikTok showing fake protests. The main objective of these contents is to spread specific narratives and simultaneously accumulate clicks and views on the platform.
The publications have as their main characteristic the repetitive encouragement of interactions by users. The videos actively stimulate viewers to leave likes or comments, thus enhancing the algorithmic reach of the content.
Most of the videos identified as AI-generated content include captions from TikTok itself that alert viewers to their artificial nature. This automatic identification has not prevented the massive propagation of these false publications.
The phenomenon is part of a broader context of concern about misinformation on social media, where AI video generation technology allows creating fictional scenarios that can be easily confused with real events.
