WPT criticized for posting a video featuring an Andrew Tate lookalike
The official WPT account has sparked a wave of discussion in the poker community. The media outlet posted a clip captioned to say that the scandal-ridden influencer Andrew Tate personally attended the duel between Ossi Ketola and Viktor Malinovskiy.
In the comments under their post on X, users' opinions were split. Some commenters immediately recognized the man in the clip as an actor:
Andrew Tate is under investigation on charges of human trafficking, rape, sexual exploitation of minors, and money laundering.
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In the comments under their post on X, users' opinions were split. Some commenters immediately recognized the man in the clip as an actor:
It's just a lookalike who keeps showing up on Duel's crypto blackjack streamsOthers figured the clip was a product of modern technology:
Neural networks are reaching a new level, this looks like pure AI generationIndustry journalists and regs criticized WPT for the post, accusing the brand of chasing views at the expense of its own reputation and of inappropriately drawing attention to Tate's odious figure.
Andrew Tate is under investigation on charges of human trafficking, rape, sexual exploitation of minors, and money laundering.
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