Is a video of an Army general telling troops that they are not in Portland because it's a war zone, but to distract from the Epstein files and protect President Trump authentic? No, that's not true: An AI detector tool concluded it was 99.7 percent AI-generated, and there are several major discrepancies from reality that confirm the video is a creation of artificial intelligence. Insignia on the general's uniform do not match what a U.S. Army officer would wear.
The video appeared in a post (archived here) shared by the @JerryWillResist account on X on October 1, 2025, with the hashtags #ReleaseEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice. The transcript of what the AI general said reads:
Listen up. Command says Portland's apparently a war zone. I've seen real war zones, and this ain't it. Our deployment here isn't about protecting America. It's about protecting Trump. He's using us to distract from the Epstein files, and I'll tell you this, he's more afraid of that list than any enemy I've ever faced. The real battlefield isn't Portland. It's that list. Release the files.
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#ReleaseEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice https://t.co/VBADUyWh2Z
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Our first step in determining if this video is authentic was to submit it to Hive Moderation's AI content detection tool. This process subjects the video to a series of tests that are often updated to adjust to advances in AI video generation. In this case, the conclusion left no doubt that the video is fake.
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We then used our own eyes. Several easy-to-spot visual clues betray the video's authenticity.
Look at the rank insignia on the hat, which shows two stars, and on the middle of the chest, which shows three stars. Is this a major general (two stars) or a lieutenant general (three stars)? No real officer would wear conflicting rank insignias.
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The two stars on the hat later morph into an unrecognizable insignia. That's unreal.
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A real uniform would have "U.S. Army" above the left pocket. This uniform reads "B.I. Arm."
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com)
Just above that section are three medals, all unrecognizable as actual Army medals. The long rectangular medal is similar to a Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), but with differences.
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com)
This is a real CIB (subdued):
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of medalsofamerica.com)
