Retracted

Fox News Reports AI-Generated Videos as Real SNAP Recipients Threatening Stores

During the government shutdown, Fox News Digital published a story headlined 'SNAP Beneficiaries Threaten to Ransack Stores Over Government Shutdown', built on viral videos of supposed recipients.

First reported Oct 31, 2025 · Fox News

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Who it helped: Republicans

The story portrayed benefit recipients as threatening during a shutdown fight over SNAP funding.

What was reported

During the government shutdown, Fox News Digital published a story headlined 'SNAP Beneficiaries Threaten to Ransack Stores Over Government Shutdown', built on viral videos of supposed recipients.

What actually happened

At least some of the videos were AI-generated. Fox rewrote the story under a new headline saying AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries had gone viral, and removed references to on-air commentary. It added an editor's note saying the article had previously reported on apparently AI-generated videos without noting that.

The proof

Fox's own editor's note and rewritten headline.

The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:

Fox News Reports AI-Generated Videos as Real SNAP Recipients Threatening Stores — Retracted. Fox's own editor's note and rewritten headline. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/fox-news-ai-snap-ransack-videos/

Original reporting

Fox News: The story, rewritten in place at its original URLhttps://www.foxnews.com/media/snap-beneficiaries-threaten-ransack-stores-over-government-shutdown

Corrections, findings & records

TheWrap: Fox News Digital falls for AI videos of fake SNAP beneficiarieshttps://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-falls-for-ai-videos-snap-beneficiaries-complaints-ransack-stores
Mediaite: Industry observers call out Fox for the quiet rewritehttps://www.mediaite.com/media/news/gobsmacking-media-industry-observers-call-out-fox-news-for-getting-duped-by-ai-generated-video-then-attempting-to-sweep-it-under-the-rug

Archived copies

Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.

Archived copy: Fox News: The story, rewritten in place at its original URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.foxnews.com/media/snap-beneficiaries-threaten-ransack-stores-over-government-shutdown