A YouTuber in South Korea was arrested for reportedly creating fake police bodycam videos using artificial intelligence and sharing them online as if they were genuine.
Chosun reports that the content creator gained followers on YouTube, through their channel ‘Patrol 24 Hours’, by posting videos that appeared to be real police interactions. However, these videos were actually staged, and presented as authentic law enforcement responses, which resulted in complaints being filed against the National Police Agency.
According to investigators, the videos weren’t real; they were created using AI programs like ChatGPT and then carefully edited to look like authentic police bodycam footage. This included adding realistic camera angles, movements, and scenarios to mimic actual police calls.
I started noticing this creator, let’s call him ‘A’, taking really intense news stories and turning them into short, dramatic videos. At first, it seemed like he was just re-telling things, but it quickly became clear he was making stuff up entirely. He’d pick the most shocking angles and moments, clearly just trying to get as many views as possible. It was wild to watch how far it went!
I was really taken aback by a couple of the examples they used. One was about a man dressing as a woman in a ladies’ changing room, and the other was about a Chinese national who was described as being on a rampage. It just felt… really strange and unnecessary to bring those specific things up.
Korean police arrest YouTuber over wild AI bodycam videos
Police say the videos show officers answering emergency calls and using force while making arrests. Some clips featured tasers or showed suspects being forcefully controlled, and were filmed as if from an officer’s body camera to make them appear authentic.
Videos are circulating widely on platforms like TikTok and Facebook, with several receiving over 10 million views.
Officials state the videos were so convincing that people thought the events were real. There are reports that some viewers even filed complaints with the National Police Agency, believing the clips showed actual instances of police using excessive force.
Police from the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency’s cybercrime unit arrested a YouTuber who they suspect broke several laws, including those related to telecommunications, financial markets, and online communication.
According to police, he made 54 fake videos showing police responses and shared them on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to attract more followers and earn more money from ads.
Authorities also accuse him of running a subscription service abroad where he sold sexually explicit videos created using artificial intelligence. They believe he produced and sold this content dozens of times between September of last year and recently, and are currently investigating how much profit he made.
Although the channel claimed its content was created using AI and wasn’t connected to actual police work, officials found that individual videos didn’t clearly state they were fake. Police suspect that watermarks meant to show the videos were AI-generated may have been taken off.
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2026-02-05 00:19