“I’m a choker, I’m a trash can. Jalen Hurts absolutely destroyed me tonight.” Those words didn’t come from Patrick Mahomes, but from a deepfake video that lit up social media after Super Bowl LIX. The fake Mahomes went on to trash-talk teammate Travis Kelce and even called out Kelce’s fiancée, Taylor Swift: “And Travis Kelce was too worried about fixing his hair the whole game, trying to look cute for Taylor Swift. He went ghost when I needed him most.”
Millions saw this AI-generated caricature, with the TikTok video alone amassing over 7.7 million views. Fans had mixed reactions: some found it hilarious, others were unsettled by how real it looked. “This is the most realistic AI I’ve ever seen,” one fan admitted. Another said, “I’m a Chiefs fan and this is funny as hell.”