A fake Leinster rugby video revealed how YouTube is becoming a wasteland where crappiness pays

James Lowe of Leinster during last week’s URC quarter-final in Dublin Alamy Stock Photo Internet Diaries Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man. Stephen McDermott THE STORMERS WEREN’T the only ones looking to exploit Leinster’s injury crisis this week. On Tuesday, a Pakistani YouTube channel called Every Moment Updates reported that the Irish provincial rugby side were monitoring the fitness of seven players ahead of their URC semi-final. “This Leinster versus Stormers clash? It isn’t just a game of strategy any more,” an American voice in the video said over a simple animation of a crutch and rugby ball. “We are talking about an absolute battle of attrition between two heavyweights. Because, you know, when you hit the knockout stages of professional rugby, the physical demands just go entirely off the charts.” It may not have been immediately obvious to anyone who saw it, but when you see the script written out like that, it’s probably easier to recognise that the content was pure unadulterated AI slop. The video was recommended by YouTube’s algorithm to a colleague, who immediately clocked another giveaway: none of the players shown in the preview thumbnail were actually Leinster players
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