A young woman tells stand-up jokes to a laughing audience in Instagram clips: real or AI?

What we found

Short Instagram clips show a young woman called 'Tiffany Sloane' telling jokes on stage while an audience laughs. The account, @tiffany.bbyx, began posting on 11 September 2026 and gained about 375,000 followers in three weeks; one clip passed 7 million views in under two weeks. On 3 October the comedian George Brett Olson posted a video comparing one of her routines with his own joke, and said the account copies material from several comedians. Kotaku reported on 5 October that 'Tiffany Sloane' is an AI-generated character. We have not yet found a statement from whoever runs the account, a label on the clips, or a check by a fact-checking organisation, so this is not proven yet. If a performer you have never heard of suddenly has millions of views, look for any sign of them performing anywhere else.

Key facts

Original source

Posted on Instagram by @tiffany.bbyx

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Earlier appearances

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The claim you saw

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Signs of AI

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The evidence, strongest first

What we couldn’t establish

Who runs the account and what tool, if any, made the clips. Kotaku does not quote any AI label or admission from the account. If you know more, tell us.