- Nearly 100,000 people watched a fabricated livestream believing it was real
- YouTube’s algorithm boosted a fraudulent event over Nvidia’s verified broadcast
- Viewers were invited to scan a QR code for a crypto giveaway
In a sharp reminder of how easily digital manipulation can spread, a fake Nvidia GTC keynote featuring an AI-generated version of Jensen Huang attracted close to 100,000 viewers on YouTube.
The fraudulent live stream promoted a supposed “crypto mass adoption event,” and it was hosted by a random channel named Offxbeatz.
However, it appeared under the title “Nvidia Live,” making it look official to unsuspecting users.
