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not real



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When you see a play or a movie, you know it’s not real.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

At some moment during a film, the viewer forgets it’s not real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite the Facebook video being AI-generated and showing content that was not real, and Meta receiving several user complaints about it, the company did not label the video as AI-generated or remove it.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it's not real."

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

He knew at once that the crow was not real, that it was stuffed and dead.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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