Overview

• Viewers flagged distorted faces, malformed hands and extra fingers in the short video, with some frames showing limbs and objects merging unnaturally.
• The clip was posted last week on Smith’s official accounts with the caption, “My favourite part of tour is seeing you all up close. Thank you for seeing me too,” as he began UK dates.
• Social media comments criticized the footage as fake and embarrassing, with users sharing timestamps they say reveal AI-like artifacts.
• Multiple outlets reported contacting Smith’s representatives for comment and said they had not received a response.
• Some coverage cited unverified reports that YouTube has at times augmented uploads without creators’ knowledge, offering a possible alternative explanation still lacking confirmation.