WHAT WAS CLAIMED
Videos show Australians discussing politics outside Parliament House in Canberra.
OUR VERDICT
False. The videos are AI-generated.
AAP FACTCHECK - Videos of Australians talking about their political views outside Parliament House are spreading online, but they're fake.
The videos contain numerous visual errors, distortions and glitches common in AI-generated content.
One video posted by the Real Life in Australia Facebook page shows a TV reporter asking a woman in business attire if she trusts Anthony Albanese to lead the country.
"Well, I think Anthony Albanese is trying his best for everyday Australians," she says.
"Cost of living has been tough for many families, but I do feel he cares more about ordinary people than politics."
However, the video is AI-generated.
The video appears to have been filmed in front of The Great Verandah, the front facade at the main entrance to Parliament House in Canberra.
But while the actual screen wall features 11 columns on either side of the building's entrance, at least 14 columns are visible on one side alone in the AI video (timestamp 18 seconds).
Two US flags and a large bush are visible beside a pond in the clip, but these features do not appear in Google Maps Street View mode at this location.
A tall light pole suddenly appears (20 seconds), even though it was not visible seconds earlier.
There also appear to be two Union Jacks on the Australian flag flown atop the parliament building.
Another video seems to show a man in a jacket telling a reporter why he supports One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
"Pauline Hanson's always been someone who says what a lot of ordinary Australians are thinking," the interviewee says.
"You might not agree with everything she says, but at least she's honest and speaks straight."
The video also contains several signs that it's AI-generated.
In the clip, a blonde woman walking beside another woman carrying a backpack appears to have no legs (three seconds).
The logo on a RODE microphone also briefly becomes blurred and distorted (11 seconds).
Two people walking in front of the pond (15 seconds) in the video appear to have warped legs that blur together as they move.
The Real Life in Australia Facebook page has published dozens of fake interviews purporting to show real Australians discussing politics.
Many interviewees in the video have the same generic, AI-generated voices, facial features, clothing and hairstyles.
One clip even shows an interview with a man resembling the prime minister.
However, his voice does not match Anthony Albanese's.
A man initially seen wearing a suit jacket in the video (eight seconds) is suddenly wearing a skirt and high heels.
AAP FactCheck was unable to find any evidence of the interview being published by credible media outlets or official government sources.
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