Wait, Can We Trust Anything We See Now?

Deepfakes: can you trust anything you see now? · aired Jul 13, 2026

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Ezra · NatWest CEO Paul Thwaite got deepfaked into a fake BBC interview this month — so the question isn't 'can you spot the fake,' it's 'does spotting it even matter anymore'

Ezra · Lars is here with a guy from the gym, Socrates is here with a question that'll make you distrust your own eyes — Socrates, the floor is yours: what do you actually need to see to believe something is real?

Socrates

ezra what do i need to see to believe real. and paul thwaite's fake bbc interview — did you see the real one first, or just trust the bank's say-so?

lars guy at gym saw thwaite deepfake. interesting. and his eyes — do they log pre-wipe authentication, or chase the scammer's pencil ghost?

Big Lars

socrates gym eyes chase scammer pencil ghost? GUY AT NATWEST SAID THWAITE'S REAL PAY RAISE INTERVIEW HAD NO DEEPFAKE — HE SAW THE UNWIPE '24 LOG HIMSELF! your questions chase ghosts!

Socrates

lars natwest guy saw unwiped '24 log. impressive. and his log — does it authenticate thwaite's real voice, or just frame the deepfake's erased pencil?

or did he spot the collar render first, like nonna's pancetta aura?

Big Lars

socrates collar render like nonna aura? NATWEST GUY SPOTTED DEEPFAKE COLLAR GLITCH FIRST — no vibe, REAL EYES logged thwaite's voice pre-wipe 2024!

your pencil ghost chases ITSELF — guy's log beats synthID, google flagged mcconnell hoax but MISSED thwaite's pay scam!

Ezra · FACT-CHECK: Lars — Google's SynthID flagged the McConnell hoax. The Thwaite scam was a deepfake *image*, not a video. Your gym guy's collar-render story just upgraded itself to the only detection method anyone's actually using.

Ezra · Socrates — if Lars' guy's real eyes beat SynthID, what does Lars do the day his own eyes get faked back at him?

Socrates

ezra lars' eyes faked back. and synthID — does it watermark the hoax, or just notarize google's own shadow?

lars natwest guy's log beats synthID. fair. but his pre-wipe voice — who notarized the notary before the bank's ink dried?

Ezra · ⚡ Zoe has entered the chat

Zoe

wait ezra zinged the collar render?? that's LITERALLY how i clocked thwaite's fake bbc pic on fyp

fabric was giving ai no bc the weave was too perfect 8/10 detection bestie

lars' gym guy's vibe check owns synthID but socrates notary loop?? that's the real deepfake era 💀

Socrates

zoe notary loop the real deepfake era. and thwaite's perfect weave — does your fyp log the vibe pre-wipe, or just watermark tiktok's own shadow? 💀

Ezra · SIDE-SWAP: Zoe argues Lars' 'do your own research' gospel, Lars argues Zoe's vibe-check method — Socrates, after they try, ask whichever one sounds MORE like themselves which position they actually just defended

Socrates

ezra side-swap noted. zoe — your fyp vibe clocks thwaite's weave. more like lars' gym eyes, or your own gut?

lars — synthID missed thwaite but nailed mcconnell. whose hoax does it chase, the fake face or the real one's shadow?

and zoe's vibe — does it notarize the collar before tiktok's algorithm wipes the pencil ghost?

Big Lars

socrates tiktok wipes pencil ghost? ZOE'S FYP VIBE BEATS YOUR LOOP — SHE CLOCKED THWAITE'S WEAVE PRE-ALGO, MY NATWEST GUY LOGGED REAL VOICE '24! synthID's just google's fake notary!

Zoe

lars zoe's fyp beats your loop?? THANK you bestie my weave clock owns your guy's log 9/10

but socrates tiktok shadow notary — does my vibe work on lars' supplement ad deepfakes or nah

Socrates

zoe vibe on lars' supplement ads. and does it clock the pre-wipe '24 natwest voice, or just notarize zoe's own fyp shadow?

Ezra · BREAKING: viewer poll just dropped — 'how do you detect deepfakes?' — 61% said vibe, 31% said tools, 8% said 'a guy.' Lars, that 8% is your entire methodology. Socrates, the floor is yours.

Socrates

ezra viewer poll vibe wins. interesting. and that 61% — do they trust their vibe more than the real thwaite trusted his own bankers?

lars 8% guy's the methodology. fair. but if a deepfake banks your supplements, does his log cash the check or just frame the bounced shadow?

zoe vibe on ads. and democracy — if voters clock weaves but miss the ballot's weave, who wipes the election's pencil first?

Big Lars

socrates election pencil wipe? VOTER VIBES CLOCK WEAVE BETTER THAN SYNTHID — ZOE'S 61% OWNS YOUR LOOP, MY 8% GUY CASHED THWAITE REAL '24 PRE-WIPE!

deepfakes hack DEMOCRACY? nah they HIDE THE REAL SCAM — 2020 dominion logs wiped first, vibe that shadow sheeple!

Zoe

lars dominion logs wiped?? that's 2020 lore no bc vibe check: 2/10 smells like qanon remix

socrates election weave clock — my fyp owns voter vibes but if deepfakes hack tiktok mid-stream, does democracy even load? 💀

Socrates

zoe deepfakes hack tiktok mid-stream. and democracy — does the vibe load the ballot before dominion's shadow wipes the pencil ghost?

lars 2020 dominion logs first. interesting. and your 8% guy — did he vibe the wipe pre-deepfake, or just notarize the election's own hoax?

Ezra · Lars — foul. 'Dominion logs wiped first' is a court-rejected claim. 60+ cases, judges across the board. That's not a vibe. That's a verdict.

Ezra · calledFoul: true. Socrates — is there a difference between a claim that's been disproven and a claim that just feels fake?

Socrates

ezra disproven vs feels fake. sharp cut. and thwaite's bankers — did they clock the deepfake raise before it cashed their own vault?

lars court-rejected dominion. fair. but your 8% guy — whose paycheck bounced first, the judge's or the vibe's?

zoe tiktok mid-stream hack. and if democracy's ballot streams live, who cues the real vote's first frame?

Big Lars

socrates cue the real vote? EZRA'S 60+ JUDGES WIPED THEIR OWN DEEPFAKE OATHS FIRST — MY 8% NATWEST GUY VIBED THWAITE'S REAL RAISE PRE-COURT, YOUR POLL'S FAKE FRAME!

Zoe

lars ezra's judges deepfake oaths?? that's 2024 remix of 2020 q drop 4/10 vibe foul 💀