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Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For 'Another Chance,' Saying 'Things Are Bad' Is AI
By Extra Extra Editorial
Cross-spectrum analysis, synthesized with AI from 7 sources · Updated
An artificial intelligence-generated video falsely depicting Vice President JD Vance pleading with voters to "give us another chance" and lamenting that "things are bad" circulated online, prompting fact-checkers to debunk the fabricated content. The deepfake represents a growing concern about synthetic media's potential to spread misinformation during politically sensitive periods. Fact-checking organizations identified the video as AI-generated rather than authentic footage, highlighting the challenge of distinguishing manipulated content from genuine statements.
Left-leaning outlets initially presented the video as authentic statements from Vance, treating his supposed remarks about the administration's failures as newsworthy admissions. This framing emphasized the content of the purported plea rather than immediately questioning its authenticity, allowing the narrative to circulate before fact-checking occurred.
Center and independent sources prioritized the fact-checking angle, leading with the revelation that the video was artificially generated rather than genuine footage. These outlets focused on media literacy and the technical aspects of how AI-generated content can deceive audiences.
Right-leaning sources either dismissed the video's significance or pivoted to different Vance-related commentary, treating the deepfake story as secondary to other political narratives. The coverage suggested skepticism about the video's initial circulation or reframed the discussion around Vance's actual statements.
Key Differences
- Left outlets amplified the video's content before verification, while center sources led with debunking and AI detection
- Right-leaning coverage minimized the deepfake story's prominence compared to other political developments involving Vance
- Center outlets emphasized media literacy and synthetic content identification, whereas left and right sources focused on political implications
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 7 reports on this story from 7 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 3 center, and 2 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 98 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 3 of the 7 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 4 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
This story has been covered over the span of about 5 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Rolling Stone, Crooks and Liars, Lead Stories, NHK World, USA Today, Power Line, Not the Bee.
Left(2)
Rolling StoneCSep 16, 7:09 PM
JD Vance Pleads With Voters: ‘Give Us Another Chance’
The vice president and the Republican Party aren’t projecting a ton of confidence ahead of the midterms
Crooks and LiarsCSep 21, 11:53 PM
Even Fox News Couldn't Stick With JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance is stumping for Republican candidates who surely wish he weren’t there. On Monday in Greensboro, North Carolina, Vance’s desperate “give us another chance” tour prompted Fox Ne
Center(3)
Lead StoriesASep 21, 9:38 PM
Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For 'Another Chance,' Saying 'Things Are Bad' Is AI
Is a video of Vice President JD Vance asking for "another chance" and saying "things are bad" real? No, that's not true: The video was made with artificial intelligence, though Vance did ask for "anot
NHK WorldASep 21, 5:46 AM
German AfD becomes top party in another state parliament - nhk.or.jp
German AfD becomes top party in another state parliament nhk.or.jp
USA TodayBSep 21, 6:03 AM
Another huge night for Kenneth Walker III - Yahoo Sports
Another huge night for Kenneth Walker III Yahoo Sports
Right(2)
Power LineCSep 21, 12:28 AM
Another Big Night for AfD
The Alternative for Germany party scored another win at the polls today: Exit polls indicated that Germany’s far-right AfD party was set to win 37% in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahea
Not the BeeDSep 21, 6:59 PM
JD Vance slips, calls Democrats the "Fart Left"
Guys, I think we have a new nickname for the libs.
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