Videos generated by artificial intelligence about the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, which left 13 people dead, are appearing in social media feeds. Some contain numerous factual errors.

A Facebook page called  Why Is It Like That?  posted a two-part series of AI-generated videos that purportedly depict the shooting and its aftermath. Both are riddled with mistakes and falsehoods.

Who is behind the videos?

The page lists an Austin address that belongs to a tattoo and piercing shop. CBS News Texas called the shop, and an employee who answered said she had never heard of the page.

A phone number listed on the  Why Is It Like That?  Facebook page belongs to an Austin home remodeling company. An email sent to the address associated with the page was returned as undeliverable.

CBS News Texas could not verify the identity associated with the page and it appears to be fake, much like the AI-generated videos people have been watching, sharing and commenting on.

Debunking AI-generated videos about 2009 Fort Hood shooting

One of the videos is titled  The Day Fort Hood Changed. 

The caption reads:  A historical look into the events and investigation surrounding the 2009 Fort Hood tragedy. This video is intended solely for education, documentary and historical analysis purposes. 

The video begins with Fort Hood misspelled and shows a man standing in front of a building with what appear to be Humvees parked outside.

Next, it cuts to a room where soldiers sit in rows, wearing dark green camouflage uniforms with a newer pattern. In November 2009, soldiers at Fort Hood wore Army Combat Uniforms, or ACUs, which featured a gray-green pixelated pattern.

Later, the scene cuts to a clipboard covered in gibberish.

The video then shows a man portraying the convicted shooter, Nidal Hasan, opening fire inside the room before cutting to the exterior of a building with more gibberish on its sign.

A second video also contains numerous inaccuracies.

It begins with the shooting and shows firefighters entering the building while gunfire is underway. That is inaccurate. The first responders that day were police 
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