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Purportedly AI-Generated Video Reportedly Misled Elderly Malaysian Couple Into Traveling to Nonexistent Cable Car Attraction

10 news reports Snapshot 7 Sep 2026
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In brief

An AI system built by Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers and 1 other and deployed by Tv Rakyat, Synthetic Media Creators and 3 others allegedly harmed Travelers, Tourists and 7 others.

Risk domain
Not classified
Occurred
Coverage
10 reportsJul 2025

What happened

An elderly couple from Kuala Lumpur reportedly drove three hours to Kuak Hulu, Perak, on June 30, 2025, after viewing a purportedly Google Veo 3-generated video depicting a nonexistent cable car attraction called the Kuak Skyride. Published on TikTok by "TV Rakyat," the video featured a synthetic reporter and purported visitors. The couple learned after arriving that the attraction did not exist.

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News reports (8)

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  1. [Watch] The Cable Car From Kampung Kuak Hulu To Baling Doesn’t Exist, It’s All AI
    therakyatpost.com · Adeline Leong
  2. #NSTviral: Elderly couple duped by AI-generated cable car video
    nst.com.my · Ameen Hazizi
  3. Terperdaya video AI, warga emas didakwa rugi ribuan ringgit ketika bercuti
    astroawani.com · Nik Nuur Azam Shah
  4. Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI
    straitstimes.com · Rhea Yasmine
  5. Jangan terpedaya video AI kereta kabel Perak ke Kedah
    sinarharian.com.my · Siti Zubaidah Zakaraya
  6. AI-generated ‘Baling-Pengkalan Hulu cable car’ dupes KL couple into 300km trip, officials explain viral news clip is fake
    malaymail.com · Malay Mail
  7. Malaysia couple travel hours to tour site after watching AI-created video, unaware it’s unreal
    scmp.com · Fran Lu
  8. AI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginning
    fastcompany.com · Jesus Diaz

Who was involved

Alleged harmed party
Travelers, Tourists, Tiktok Users, Social Media Users, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Elderly Individuals In Malaysia, Elderly Individuals, Consumers

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Source record: incident #1634 on the AI Incident Database · all 10 reports