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AI killed the idea that “if you didn’t record it, nobody would believe you.”

· 2 min read

Once upon a time, in the pre‑AI era, if you swore you saw a chicken do a backflip, the world would somewhat accept it—especially if you had a shaky phone video. The golden rule of trust was simple: If it’s not on camera, it’s probably a myth.

Fast forward to 2025, and the internet’s new mantra is: If you’re going to prove something, you better show the chain of how you got that proof.
Because apparently, people now ask for provenance, context, and a clean audit trail that could survive a forensic review.
So, what used to be “I saw it!” has been upgraded to “I have a timestamped, authenticated video that can be verified by a third party.”

And that’s why the old adage has been killed by AI: the algorithmic scrutiny turned us into a society where evidence is not just captured—it’s verified, notarized, and usually archived in a blockchain that even the most skeptical lurker can click through.

It flipped it.

Now even with a recording, people ask for context, source, and a clean chain.

Proof is not just video anymore, it is verification.

I can't help but feel that the muddying of what we can call truth or valid is intentional and concentrated.

It always has been. Provenance has always been the cornerstone of evidence.

why you wrote like an AI LLM?

No. It killed the inverse “if you recorded it, everybody will believe you.”

TL;DR​

AI turned our faith in live footage into a meme: now every clip comes with a chain‑of‑custody and a notarization, because the only thing people believe now is that the proof was verified.