AI-generated video falsely shows protestors chanting 'no queso, no cheese' at National Guard

A viral video depicting protestors chanting "no queso, no cheese" before being pepper-sprayed by a National Guard officer has been confirmed as AI-generated and fake. The video, which gained millions of views, shows distorted hands and a Sora watermark, indicating it was created using OpenAI's AI model. This footage emerged amid protests against President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Democrat-led states. Protests have erupted in cities like Chicago and Portland, Oregon, against federal troop deployments, with state officials condemning the actions as unlawful and a threat to state sovereignty.