{"id":504442,"date":"2026-02-26T03:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504442\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T03:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:28:24","slug":"australian-immigrants-revealed-to-be-ai-creations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504442\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian ‘immigrants’ revealed to be AI creations"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT WAS CLAIMED<\/p>\n

Videos show migrants making demands about living in Australia.<\/p>\n

OUR VERDICT<\/p>\n

False. The footage is AI-generated.<\/p>\n

AAP FACTCHECK – A Facebook page is amassing thousands of views and shares by churning out AI-generated videos promoting anti-immigrant narratives.<\/p>\n

The page has published several clips supposedly depicting immigrants making demands on the Australian government or insisting on receiving special treatment.<\/p>\n

Despite being called Inside Australia<\/a>, the page’s transparency details reveal it is operated by a user in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

One Facebook video purports to show a Syrian man and two other people sitting inside a service station, with the man urging the Australian government to prohibit the sale of “non-halal food”.<\/p>\n

“Syrian man demands HALAL food in Australia’s service stations,” the text overlay reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n The female diner appears to be eating through her face covering. (Facebook\/AAP FactCheck)<\/p>\n

When a still from the video is uploaded to Google Images, the “About this image” feature identifies it as “Made with Google AI” as it contains a \u00a0“Synth ID watermark<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Searching Google Images using a still from the video reveals it contains a hidden digital watermark<\/a> indicating it was “Made with Google AI.”<\/p>\n

The video also displays several hallmarks of AI generation.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A female to the man’s left appears to eat through her face covering, and the man’s arms blur and distort as he gestures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another video features three women wearing Muslim dress gathered at Speakers’ Corner, a free-speech forum held in front of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.<\/p>\n

One woman criticises Australia’s visa application process, saying “we spit on your legal paths” and declares that they are “not leaving”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n The sign on the front of the gallery is inconsistent with what is shown in the video. (Facebook\/AAP FactCheck)<\/p>\n

While the building in the video closely resembles the Art Gallery of NSW<\/a>, several details do not match the actual site, suggesting it’s AI-generated.<\/p>\n

The lettering on the building reads “NSW”, whereas the real gallery has its name, “New South Wales”, written out in full.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The side panels visible on the building are blank, despite displaying bronze murals<\/a> in reality, and the bronze equestrian statue<\/a> in front of the gallery is missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n The gallery has ‘New South Wales’ written in full on the front of the building. (Dan Himbrechts\/AAP PHOTOS)<\/p>\n

The names of prominent artists<\/a> normally written on the building’s exterior are similarly absent.<\/p>\n

Another Facebook video features a woman wearing a niqab entering a bank, and a man in a high-visibility vest who appears to usher her in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The clip then shows bank staff asking a delivery rider to remove his motorcycle helmet.<\/p>\n

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\n The supposed Commonwealth Bank location has branding of a British bank and nonsense signage. (Facebook\/AAP FactCheck)<\/p>\n

“Why the double standard? Helmet off, niqab stays on,” text overlaid on the video reads.<\/p>\n

Several visual and auditory anomalies reveal that the footage is AI-generated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The video conflates different banks, with Commonwealth Bank signage visible on the exterior while ATMs inside the branch are branded Barclays, a UK-based bank.<\/p>\n

Nonsensical text also appears on multiple signs within the footage, while the rider’s helmet seems to blend into the door in several frames.<\/p>\n

The dialogue is delivered with UK accents, despite the setting purporting to be in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Facebook video claims to show a woman being interviewed by Nine News on a beach, complaining about the heat and calling on the government to provide shade and free water.<\/p>\n

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\n The microphone cover is inconsistent with those used by Nine News reporters. (Facebook\/AAP FactCheck)<\/p>\n

This clip is also AI-generated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The microphone cover does not match those used by the network and no trace of the footage exists on Nine News’ social media accounts or its website.<\/p>\n

While the individuals shown in these videos appear realistic, they exhibit common signs of AI-generated content, including unnaturally smooth skin and imperfect lip-syncing.<\/p>\n

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