{"id":357951,"date":"2025-11-05T17:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/357951\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:55:18","slug":"millions-of-tiktok-users-fooled-by-ai-videos-of-retirement-home-halloween-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/357951\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of TikTok Users Fooled by AI Videos of Retirement Home Halloween Costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The TikTok account @basincreekretirement features \u201cresidents\u201d of a retirement home in funny Halloween costumes<\/li>\n<li>One viral video shows a woman dressed in a sweater with spices taped to her chest, saying she\u2019s a \u201cspice girl,\u201d with over 15.4 million views<\/li>\n<li>The creators reveal on their website that Basin Creek Retirement Village isn\u2019t real \u2014 it\u2019s all made with AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A series of viral Halloween costume videos showing seniors at a retirement home has captured attention across TikTok \u2014 but it turns out, none of it is real. The account behind the clips, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@basincreekretirement\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@basincreekretirement<\/a>, is completely AI-generated.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In one of the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@basincreekretirement\/video\/7565667002585468190\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">videos<\/a>, a woman stands with spices attached to her outfit. A voice off-camera asks, \u201cMartha, what are you supposed to be?\u201d She smiles and replies, \u201cI\u2019m a spice girl.\u201d The lighthearted clip has racked up over 15.4 million views and 1.5 million likes.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Another viral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@basincreekretirement\/video\/7565172036511780126\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moment<\/a> shows an elderly man covered in watches, each strapped around his waist. A worker asks, \u201cWhat are you supposed to be, Mr. Andrews?\u201d He grins and answers, \u201cI\u2019m a waste of time.\u201d That video alone has garnered 13.3 million views and 1.3 million likes.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@basincreekretirement\/video\/7565917885776858398\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">third video<\/a>, a woman wearing a pot on her head laughs as someone asks, \u201cMrs. Dalton, what are you supposed to be?\u201d She proudly responds, \u201cOh, I\u2019m a pot head.\u201d The clip has earned more than 2.8 million views and 184,000 likes.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Despite the realistic look and feel of the videos, there\u2019s no actual retirement home behind them. The account\u2019s bio makes it clear: \u201cWelcome to Basin Creek Retirement Village. Community, care &amp; bingo every Thursday. A fictional world made with AI &amp; a lot of \ud83d\udc9b.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The account has already attracted over 63,000 followers, many of whom originally believed the cheerful residents were real. But the creators behind the project confirm it\u2019s entirely digital \u2014 and designed for fun.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Basin Creek website doubles down on the idea, selling apparel to fans who want to support the creative effort. \u201cHelp keep the smiles (and the lights) on,\u201d the site reads. \u201cGrab a shirt and share a little Basin Creek joy with the world.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Their \u201cAbout\u201d page adds, \u201cBasin Creek isn\u2019t a real place \u2014 but we like to think it could be. Our residents, staff, and stories are entirely fictional, created to bring a little light, laughter, and joy to your feed.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Still, not everyone online is laughing. One TikToker commented, \u201cIt should be mandatory to put an AI label\u2026.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Another wrote, \u201cWhy are we using AI for anything. Especially this. Like what is the point aside from conditioning people to not be able to tell the difference.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Others admitted the realism is starting to feel unsettling. \u201cAI is getting harder to spot it\u2019s scary,\u201d one person commented.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW The TikTok account @basincreekretirement features \u201cresidents\u201d of a retirement home in funny Halloween costumes One&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":357952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[691,738,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-357951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115498380575685995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}