A video on TikTok in October appeared to show a woman being interviewed by a television reporter about food stamps.

The women weren’t real. The conversation never happened.

The video was generated by artificial intelligence.

And yet, people seemed to believe this was a real conversation about selling food stamps for cash, which would have been a crime.

In their comments, many reacted to the video as though it was real. Despite subtle red flags, hundreds vilified the woman as a criminal — some with explicit racism — while others attacked government assistance programs, just as a national debate was raging over President Donald Trump’s planned cuts to the program.

Videos like the fake interview, created with OpenAI’s new app, Sora, show how easily public perceptions can be manipulated b

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