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WhiskeyGrinder

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8. What is "Tales of Peace"? Who does the reporting for it? Who are their sources?

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:38 PM

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In no universe am I watching a 30-minute video (or even a 5-minute one), but looking at the transcript I see this:

His secretary asked if he needed anything. Leo shook his head. Then he said something. his secretary would later describe as the most chilling sentence he had ever heard from the pope. Tomorrow, Leo said, they will understand that the shepherd knows his flock. All of it.

That folder had arrived 48 hours earlier. It was hand delivered to the Pope's private residence by a Vatican official whose identity has not been publicly confirmed. No appointment was logged. No record exists of the visit. What is known is that the material came from deep inside the secretariat of state from someone who had been quietly gathering information for over 6 months.

Says who? Says who. In addition, the style of writing is identical to any of those breathless and utterly false AI Facebook posts about Tom Hanks or Cher or Michelle Obama clapping back at Kayleigh McEnany or Stephen Miller or Kid Rock. It's all garbage.

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Highlight:

Pope Leo XIV Said Just Three Words to the Cardinals -- and Every One of Them Turned Pale [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Sunday OP

fuck this AI slop WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #1

Whoa, so no factual basis to this? OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #3

What is "Tales of Peace"? Who does the reporting for it? Who are their sources? WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #8

It gets worse. Near the end, the video gives a lengthy description of snot Monday #29

Thanks for the warning. I hate watching videos anyway and especially with no textual synopsis. erronis Sunday #5

I agree with your last sentence 100% SCantiGOP Monday #17

so what were the words? msongs Sunday #2

"I know everything." OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #4

And AI really wants you to believe it is real. erronis Sunday #6

"I know everything." Ilsa Monday #23

UPDATE! Thanks for the spoiler. usonian Sunday #7

OAITW, you should ALWAYS check out the entire YouTube channel. That one has 232 videos posted in 5 months, highplainsdem Sunday #9

Too good to be true, I guess. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #10

PLEASE at least edit your OP title to explain you were tricked by AI slop, and ask people to check out highplainsdem Sunday #11

why are the fans singing wonderwall? and "again"? nt orleans Sunday #12

They've started using that Oasis song as an anthem when England wins. highplainsdem Sunday #13

thanks for that link. that was really interesting. (i always liked that song -- good times, good memories) nt orleans Sunday #14

It's a good song, and I'm delighted it's being used this way. Btw, I've posted a lot about highplainsdem Monday #19

Gotcha,,,but I'd like some kind of factual confirmation that this never happened. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #15

Just look at the videos at highplainsdem Monday #18

I just posted this OP to help people. highplainsdem Monday #21

One way to get a pretty good indication that it never happened is to fail to find a corroborating source. WhiskeyGrinder Monday #26

JMHO, I think it's best just to self-delete. Tommy Carcetti Monday #28

The transcript certainly reads like fiction. summer_in_TX Monday #16

Tales of Peace according to Google AI Overview Wiz Imp Monday #20

So AI is good at making clickbait? Aussie105 Monday #22

Pope Leo would make an excellent President, as well. Kid Berwyn Monday #24

Though the sourcing may be questionable . . . peggysue2 Monday #25

While my OP may be BS, I do sense that the Republican-class of the Catholic Church OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #30

I will believe none of this until there is corroboration from other sources. MineralMan Monday #27