Jensen Huang Deepfake Draws Nearly 8x the Views as the Real Nvidia GTC Stream

A fake livestream incorporating an AI-generated deepfake of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang performed better than the company’s official GTC 2025 keynote on YouTube, tricking tens of thousands of viewers into watching a cryptocurrency scam. The fraudulent broadcast, hosted by a channel called Offxbeatz under the name “NVIDIA LIVE,” appeared above Nvidia’s real feed in YouTube’s search results for a time, giving it more visibility.

Tech reporter Dylan Martin first flagged the fake stream on X, saying it featured an AI-generated version of Huang promoting a “crypto mass adoption event.” The video urged viewers to scan a QR code, which led to a website claiming to double any cryptocurrency sent to it. Transcripts show the fake Huang claiming Nvidia’s GPUs drive blockchain technologies like Ethereum and Solana—statements that are entirely false.

At one point, nearly 95,000 people tuned in to the fake stream, compared to ...