This terrifying message and video are going around X and striking fear in the hearts of Americans.
BREAKING: China's autonomous "killer robots" are on track to serve its military on the battlefield within two years, setting a course for a new age of AI-powered warfare which one expert called "the greatest danger to the survival of humankind."
— SANTINO (@TheRealSantino) February 19, 2026
Remote forms of warfare, from… pic.twitter.com/QR1MrU7JMn
That's certainly nightmare fuel.
This is a big deal. https://t.co/jX03BgwAj6
— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) February 19, 2026
There is just one problem ... it's fake.
“This is a big deal” and it’s AI slop. https://t.co/lLm41Uko3J
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) February 19, 2026
Am I shocked that this idiot fell for obvious Chinese agitprop? No. No, I'm not.
— Mike Coté (@ratlpolicy) February 19, 2026
This is what masquerades as serious analysis among the #Resistance set. https://t.co/DpzU7fMWGM
Maybe the 'resistance' is a bit divorced from reality?
Some portion of the China robots stuff circulating this week is deceptive or old. I haven’t had time to do a full forensic analysis but it appears the robots on stage video includes movements mimicking humans offstage. Impressive, but not autonomous. Some of this video is CGI -> https://t.co/Ykfmdprf0r
— David Clinch (@DavidClinchNews) February 19, 2026
Genuinely funny that you're taking this silly Chinese propaganda seriously.
— HoR_Emperor (@HorEmperor) February 19, 2026
On-brand for the guy who pretended to be a Cabinet official when he was actually just a staffer, though.
Truthfulness isn't exactly his forte, apparently.
You call yourself “Ex-national security advisor” and you fall for this slop? 🙄
— amez808 (@amez808) February 19, 2026
Numerous international fact-checkers have stepped in with this footage and the consensus is clear this footage is not authentic real world video. It's fabricated for viral impact.
— handsoitgoes (@handsoitgoes) February 19, 2026
Don't let the facts get in the way of the hysteria, though.
How are these people serious? They are scared sh*tless by China these days 🤣 and can't tell what's true and what's false
— Life Goes On (@Forward_2020) February 19, 2026
The number of people who fall for ChinaSlop videos showing killer robots is alarming. https://t.co/hPMq0vlfid
— Logan Lancing (@LoganLancing) February 19, 2026
Vaguely puzzled about the point of these AI videos. They're not real, so what is the point here?
— Tansy Kelly Robson ✍🏼🎬⚔️🐱🏦 (@Artemisapphire) February 19, 2026
Also not being funny but eye wateringly expensive humanoid robots doing what a cheap flying drone could do in half the time just seems strangely... Inefficient https://t.co/kEsyq2tQKl
The point of the videos is to scare naive people and it often works.
The notion that the United States isn't doing exactly this and more is laughable.
— Jon Frohnmayer (@FrohnmayerJon) February 19, 2026
The United States is just fine.
All this time and money just for the US to discombobulate their entire army of robots. pic.twitter.com/80OHGxzMlf
— Based Misinformation Merchant (@misinfomerchant) February 19, 2026
With one drone.