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Incident 1634: Purportedly AI-Generated Video Reportedly Misled Elderly Malaysian Couple Into Traveling to Nonexistent Cable Car Attraction

Description: An elderly couple from Kuala Lumpur reportedly drove three hours to Kuak Hulu, Perak, on June 30, 2025, after viewing a purportedly Google Veo 3-generated video depicting a nonexistent cable car attraction called the Kuak Skyride. Published on TikTok by "TV Rakyat," the video featured a synthetic reporter and purported visitors. The couple learned after arriving that the attraction did not exist.
Editor Notes: The date of this incident ID is 06/30/2025. The incident ID itself was created 08/13/2026.

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Alleged: Synthetic video generation technology developers , Synthetic media generation technology developers and Google developed an AI system deployed by TV Rakyat , Synthetic media creators , Information manipulation actors in Malaysia , Information manipulation actors and Content creators, which harmed Travelers , tourists , TikTok users , Social media users , Facebook users , Epistemic integrity , Elderly individuals in Malaysia , Elderly individuals and Consumers.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Veo 3 , Veo , TikTok , Synthetic video generation technology , Synthetic media generation technology , Social media platforms and Facebook

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1634
Report Count
9
Incident Date
2025-06-30
Editors
Daniel Atherton

Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

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[Watch] The Cable Car From Kampung Kuak Hulu To Baling Doesn’t Exist, It’s All AI
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Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI
Malaysia couple travel hours to tour site after watching AI-created video, unaware it’s unrealAI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginningThe perils of letting AI plan your next trip
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[Watch] The Cable Car From Kampung Kuak Hulu To Baling Doesn’t Exist, It’s All AI

[Watch] The Cable Car From Kampung Kuak Hulu To Baling Doesn’t Exist, It’s All AI

therakyatpost.com

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#NSTviral: Elderly couple duped by AI-generated cable car video

#NSTviral: Elderly couple duped by AI-generated cable car video

nst.com.my

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Deceived by AI video, senior citizen allegedly loses thousands of ringgit while on holiday

Deceived by AI video, senior citizen allegedly loses thousands of ringgit while on holiday

astroawani.com

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Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI

Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI

straitstimes.com

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Don't be fooled by the AI video of the Perak to Kedah cable car

Don't be fooled by the AI video of the Perak to Kedah cable car

sinarharian.com.my

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AI-generated ‘Baling-Pengkalan Hulu cable car’ dupes KL couple into 300km trip, officials explain viral news clip is fake

AI-generated ‘Baling-Pengkalan Hulu cable car’ dupes KL couple into 300km trip, officials explain viral news clip is fake

malaymail.com

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Malaysia couple travel hours to tour site after watching AI-created video, unaware it’s unreal

Malaysia couple travel hours to tour site after watching AI-created video, unaware it’s unreal

scmp.com

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AI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginning

AI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginning

fastcompany.com

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The perils of letting AI plan your next trip

The perils of letting AI plan your next trip

bbc.com

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[Watch] The Cable Car From Kampung Kuak Hulu To Baling Doesn’t Exist, It’s All AI
therakyatpost.com · 2025

A Threads user Dya (@dyaaaaaaa._) allegedly had to break bad news to an elderly couple who was duped by an AI video they saw online.

The couple from Kuala Lumpur allegedly travelled all the way to Kampung Kuak Hulu, Perak, because they want…

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#NSTviral: Elderly couple duped by AI-generated cable car video
nst.com.my · 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: A misleading video generated through artificial intelligence (AI) promoting a non-existent cable car in Kuak Hulu has caused an elderly couple from Kuala Lumpur to travel all the way to Perak, only to be disappointed upon arri…

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Deceived by AI video, senior citizen allegedly loses thousands of ringgit while on holiday
astroawani.com · 2025
AI Translated

KUALA LUMPUR: In an increasingly sophisticated digital world, artificial intelligence (AI) is now capable of generating videos and images that look so convincing that many do not realize they are fake.

Unknowingly, users may be easily foole…

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Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI
straitstimes.com · 2025

Hoping to visit a cable car attraction featured in a social media clip, an elderly couple in Malaysia made the more than 300km journey from Kuala Lumpur to Perak before finding out that the video was AI-generated and that the ride did not e…

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Don't be fooled by the AI video of the Perak to Kedah cable car
sinarharian.com.my · 2025
AI Translated

BALING -- The public is advised not to be fooled by the existence of a cable car service that supposedly connects Pengkalan Hulu, Perak to Baling, Kedah as was reported in a video that went viral on social media recently.

Baling District Of…

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AI-generated ‘Baling-Pengkalan Hulu cable car’ dupes KL couple into 300km trip, officials explain viral news clip is fake
malaymail.com · 2025

BALING, July 4 --- Authorities have dismissed a viral video claiming the existence of a cable car linking Pengkalan Hulu in Perak to Baling in Kedah, saying it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

Sinar Harian quoted Baling Dis…

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Malaysia couple travel hours to tour site after watching AI-created video, unaware it’s unreal
scmp.com · 2025

A Malaysian couple travelled for three hours from Kuala Lumpur to the country's state of Perak to visit a tourist spot that exists only in an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video.

On June 30, a member of staff at a hotel in Perak st…

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AI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginning
fastcompany.com · 2025

I can perfectly imagine the pain, confusion, and betrayal in the voice of the elderly Malaysian woman who, according to a hotel staff member, asked "Why do they do this to people?" when she found out that her dream holiday destination wasn'…

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The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
bbc.com · 2025

An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas -- and being sent to destinations that don't exist.

Miguel Angel Gongora Meza, founder and director of Evolution …

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