"In the days leading up to New Year's Eve, AI-generated posts flooded social media, showing fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge. These posts claimed the fireworks would be part of the city's New Year's Eve festivities. The videos were apparently convincing enough that thousands of people showed up along the Brooklyn waterfront to see the display for themselves. The large crowd of people was duped by fake ads about a fireworks show at the Brooklyn Bridge. As midnight hit, nothing happened."
"Last night, thousands of people went to DUMBO & the Brooklyn Bridge expecting New Year's Eve fireworks," he wrote on Instagram. "They waited for hours in the cold... and nothing happened. Why? Because in the past few days, social media pages and AI-generated posts shared videos of fireworks at the Brooklyn Bridge, claiming they were for NYE. Those videos were actually from July 4th."
AI-generated social media posts showed fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge and claimed they would be part of New Year's Eve festivities. Thousands of people gathered along the Brooklyn waterfront and in DUMBO after the videos circulated, but no fireworks were scheduled and none occurred at midnight. The videos were actually from July 4th. Many pages promoting the hoax were run by people outside New York City and lacked local knowledge. The misinformation caused crowds to wait for hours in the cold and prompted viral reactions and criticism about insufficient fact-checking on social platforms. Brooklyn typically does not host New Year's fireworks.
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