Recently a video circulated on the YouTube platform that appeared to be an original Adele song titled “Tribute To Charlie Kirk” in honor of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10, 2025.
However, the voice did not belong to the British artist, but was generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
In the video, an emotional lyric could be heard: “Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk! The angels sing your name. Your story’s written in the stars, a fire that won’t wane”, with a voice imitating Adele.
Among the comments on the video, users thanked Adele for “a magnificent song” without suspecting that it was all fictitious.
YouTube removed several of these videos following complaints from verification agencies, and shut down the channels for violating its misleading content policies.
How was Adele’s fake audio created? The technology behind the fraud
The proliferation of AI-generated content has reached levels that make it possible to imitate celebrity voices without their authorization. Publicly available tools make it possible to clone voices and produce complete songs from simple prompts or text prompts.
One example mentioned was the Suno platform, which advertises on its website that it allows you to “make any song you can imagine”.
The case of the song attributed to Adele is linked to other similar fake tributes imitating artists such as Ed Sheeran or Justin Bieber, all linked to the same activist.
The central problem is that these contents, although often flawed (the voice does not sound exactly identical to the real artist), manage to fool a significant part of the audience. Users consume, comment and share without recognizing that it is a synthetic imitation.
Such manipulations raise serious questions about authenticity, image rights and ethics in the age of AI. Detection tools have confirmed that at least one of the videos was created by AI, and fact-checking portals stress that there is no link between Adele and the song.
YouTube’s policy requires content creators to indicate when AI or synthetic content is used, although in many of these cases the clarification was buried in the video description and out of view of the common user. According to media experts, these types of practices erode public trust and turn online browsing into an experience where the line between real and fabricated is increasingly blurred.
The episode of Adele’s alleged song dedicated to Charlie Kirk adds to a growing trend of AI-generated music content that appears to be real. While many believe they hear the authentic voice of the artist, the trick lies in the technology behind it. This phenomenon not only challenges the vigilance of platforms and legislators, but also our own ability to discern what is genuine in the digital universe.
Here is Adele’s alleged song to Charlie Kirk.
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