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There's one ad that sounds like Donald Trump (it's an AI voice gen) promoting Donald Trump gold bars. It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one o

There's one ad that sounds like Donald Trump (it's an AI voice gen) promoting Donald Trump gold bars. It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one of the times I recorded it. At the end, there's a brief display which says: "Disclaimer. This ad and it's entirety is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Donald Trump or any political party associated with him. The content and views expressed on this ad are solely those of the website owner and contributors, and they do not represent the opinions or official positions of Donald Trump or his party. Any references to individuals, organizations, or political figures are used for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement or association. This ad also has no affiliation with Donald Trump and his party in any way. Additionally, this ad is not endorsed by Donald Trump and his party in any capacity. Lastly, the audio used in this ad was computer generated. Thank you and enjoy!" The link goes to "Free Trump Gold -> wewillbegreatagain dot co". I didn't bother clicking the link, but I searched and found that this scam ad has been in existence for over a year. I'm no lawyer, but I would be really surprised if this obvious attempt to ride on someone's name/(in)fame was legal. Surely Trump could sue this person for what they are doing. Surely normal people have flagged this ad to YouTube, but it's still up. When searching for details about this particular ad, I read about general frustation people have with the vast number of scam ads on Truth Social. But that's a whole other topic...

raphman 3y ago
> "It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one of the times I recorded it." FWIW, YouTube ads are just normal, unlisted videos. You can get their ID by: - right-clicking on the video while the ad is playing, - selecting 'Stats for nerds', - copying the 'Video ID' from the debug info in the top left corner, - appending this ID to 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' This also allows you to see the account associated with the ad and how often this ad has been played already. For example, here's a (German) scam ad promoting a cheap ceramic heater as having "effectively no energy costs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc
- michaelteter 3y ago
  Ahh thanks for the guide. Also, I've seen the scam heater ad as well. It's obviously bogus, but unfortunately a lot of people will fall for it. I guess if the ad weren't driving sales, they wouldn't still be running versions of it.

raphman 3y ago

> "It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one of the times I recorded it." FWIW, YouTube ads are just normal, unlisted videos. You can get their ID by: - right-clicking on the video while the ad is playing, - selecting 'Stats for nerds', - copying the 'Video ID' from the debug info in the top left corner, - appending this ID to 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' This also allows you to see the account associated with the ad and how often this ad has been played already. For example, here's a (German) scam ad promoting a cheap ceramic heater as having "effectively no energy costs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc

michaelteter 3y ago
Ahh thanks for the guide. Also, I've seen the scam heater ad as well. It's obviously bogus, but unfortunately a lot of people will fall for it. I guess if the ad weren't driving sales, they wouldn't still be running versions of it.