{
  "id": 7855357,
  "title": "Foreign YouTuber using AI to promote One Nation to thousands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/foreign-youtuber-using-ai-to-promote-one-nation-to-thousands",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/ai-generated-slop-economy-brazilian-deepfake-alternates/107158050"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An investigation by ABC NEWS Verify has identified a foreign YouTube political commentator who is using artificial intelligence to promote the Australian political party One Nation to tens of thousands of people. The channel, Oceania Unfiltered, boasts over 3 million views and routinely receives thousands of comments from viewers. The creator, Junior Lutero De Alcantara, a Brazilian man, speaks almost exclusively about Australian politics, often presenting from a room with colored lights and using colloquial language. He frequently promotes One Nation and its leader, Pauline Hanson, and criticizes Anthony Albanese and the political establishment. Despite claims that the channel promotes independent analysis, it has been revealed that AI technology has been used to give the channel its distinct Australian accent and voice. The channel's earliest videos were posted in February, and it has garnered more than 3 million views across dozens of videos. The creator's likeness appears on several YouTube channels, with older videos in Portuguese and newer videos featuring a thick North American accent. After ABC NEWS Verify first contacted Junior Lutero in May, warning labels appeared on some of his videos, stating that the content was generated using AI. YouTube has implemented policies requiring creators to disclose when they upload photorealistic or synthetic content, and the Oceania Unfiltered videos now display these AI warnings. The University at Buffalo's Media Forensic Lab conducted an analysis of the content, identifying unnatural changes in the presenter's face and voice, confirming that AI manipulation was used. A spokesperson for One Nation stated that the channel and its creator are not associated with the party. Transparency information on Junior Lutero's Facebook page indicates that the page is managed from Brazil. Timothy Graham, a researcher from QUT's Digital Media Research Centre, believes the channel crosses the line into misleading its audience, potentially impacting political discourse.",
  "summary": "An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has revealed exactly how a YouTube political commentator from overseas is using AI to pretend to be Australian and promote One Nation to thousands of people.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}