This YouTuber promotes One Nation to thousands in an Aussie accent. He's a foreigner we traced to the other side of the world
An investigation by the ABC has identified a foreign-based YouTuber using AI-generated Australian accents to influence local politics and promote the One Nation party. The channel has gained millions of views by mimicking local slang and criticizing the political establishment.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing threat of AI-driven foreign interference in domestic political discourse and the difficulty of verifying the authenticity of social media influencers.
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has uncovered a YouTube political commentator from overseas who is using AI to fake an Australian accent and promote One Nation to tens of thousands of people.
The account, Oceania Unfiltered, has accrued more than 3 million views and receives thousands of comments on its Australian and New Zealand political commentary.
The investigation also uncovered groups and pages sharing tips on generating social media content for profit, with one describing Australia as an untapped market.
Link copied Share Share article "G'day. Good to see ya. Pull up a chair. Grab a cold one if you've got it, because we need to have a serious yarn about what's been going on down in Canberra this week."
He often presents from a room with coloured lights, using colloquial language and slang to speak almost exclusively about one topic: Australian politics.
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