People will believe anything these days — including, it seems, obvious AI slop. As a viral post on X-formerly-Twitter highlights, one such example poorly, which attempts to show Donald Trump’s son Barron singing a treacly AI-generated song, has picked up an astonishing number of fawning comments — though in a further sign of the times, it’s unclear what percentage of those commentators are bots themselves. “Forever great America,” the uncanny AI voice, which sounds nothing like the youngest Trump son, sings over swelling Hillsong Church-style drumlines. “God bless all the people.” pic.twitter.com/tHGhDJqQK4 — Insane Facebook AI slop (@FacebookAIslop) November 12, 2024 In the comments viewed on the screen-recorded video, users with multiple numbers in their handles — a trademark of bot accounts — sounded off like parodies of sycophants. “I love songs so much,” one such user replied, ending their missive with three red heart emojis. “I love your song,” wrote another. “Thank you so much for your Dad the PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP will be going to protect the country GOD BLESS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP and Family.” As several folks in the comments on X pointed out, these responses seem very much like they’re AI-generated themselves. “Bots applauding a bot,” Johns Hopkins English professor Drew Daniel wrote, “the circle of virtual life completes itself, no humans necessary.” While the now-viral video does indeed look like it was posted on YouTube, we weren’t able to independently verify where it came from. We did, however, find others in a similar vein — and…MAGA Fans Seem to Think AI Videos of Barron Trump Singing Patriotic Songs Are Totally Real