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AI rage-baiter, making $10K+ a month duping millions unmasked: ‘I think of things that will emotionally pull on people’

Nypost · · 1031 words · By Allison Lax
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AI rage-baiter, making $10K+ a month duping millions unmasked: ‘I think of things that will emotionally pull on people’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 10
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center88%
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What happened

AI rage-baiter, making $10K+ a month duping millions unmasked: ‘I think of things that will emotionally pull on people’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Last week, a young boy called Kevin went viral on Facebook.

Common ground

According to his distraught mother, he’d been sent home by his school for his “inappropriate” attire.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He runs five separate Facebook accounts... which can make up to $17,000 per month, according to screenshots of invoices and accounts sent by Pringle to The Post.”
CORROBORATED
Web search results confirm that Kvontay Devon Pringle operates five Facebook accounts. One source explicitly mentions these AI-generated posts bring in '$10K a month', which aligns with the claim of high monthly earnings from multiple accounts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Devon new live "2 weeks out" • 2 weeks out 2. Devon vs Georgia practice • Devon Larratt & Levan Saginashvili UNANNOU...Rebuilding An Unfixable $250,000 Lamborghini After The Dealership Gave Up. Tavari…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKBUCGJQF4c
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web search NEUTRAL — A: ₹3,000 per month, which is ₹36,000 per year. The amount is uniform — no difference between General and SC/ST women.Finally, the details of Annapurna Yojana 2026 are out! You will get ₹3,000 per mon…
https://annapurnabhandar.org.in/
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web search NEUTRAL — Test maps and earn rewards from their creators. Link your Epic Games account, choose a Fortnite map, and track rewards every minute with transparent statistics.
https://gmtraffic.gg/
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Claim 2: “He currently hosts almost 100 students on the digital education platform Skool”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for Pringle's presence or student count on the Skool platform.
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Claim 3: “Pringle is so successful that he has completely sidelined his former business, a carpet cleaning service company”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Kvontay Devon from Mississippi operated a carpet cleaning business, including a Daily Mail article and a TikTok profile for 'countrycarpetcare'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kvontay Devon, from Jackson, Mississippi, regularly takes to TikTok to share the results of his deep-cleaning efforts in clients' cars and homes. But was recently shocked by a disgruntled customer.
https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-13577547/carpet-…
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web search NEUTRAL — I Care Cleaning Services.Watch this real customer review following our professional carpet cleaning service in Glasgow. We help homeowners and businesses restore carpets, sofas, rugs, and mattresses t…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy-mhSWwg3E
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover videos related to Carpet Cleaner Kvontay Devon on TikTok. Last updated 2025-07-07. You’re man not cleaning your carpets? @countrycarpetcare will #carpetcleaning #fyp #treanding #devon #cap Pr…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/carpet-cleaner-kvontay-devon
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Claim 4: “even ex-con rapper Boosie Badazz appeared to weigh in on the incident, posting, “If you send your five-year-old son to school wearing a dress your child should be taken from [you] and sent to foster care” in all caps on X.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for Boosie Badazz's comments on this specific incident.
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Claim 5: “Last week, a young boy called Kevin went viral on Facebook. According to his distraught mother, he’d been sent home by his school for his “inappropriate” attire. In this case, that meant wearing a pleated skirt alongside his school uniform polo and high knee socks.”
CORROBORATED
Web search results include a TikTok video specifically referencing the 'boy in skirt' story and the creator 'zayavelour', confirming the viral nature of the story about a boy sent home for wearing a skirt.
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web search NEUTRAL — The school sent boy home wearing a skirt? I found it deeply disturbing that adults cannot differentiate fact from fiction online. #boyinskirt #school #schooloutfit #zayavelour.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/her-son-got-sent-home-for-we…
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web search NEUTRAL — This kid dressed up nicely for the first day of school at Harrisburg High and got sent home because his shirt had a Polo logo on the chest the size of a quar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvBcIaVU2qw
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web search NEUTRAL — These girls were sent home from school. In July, the school’s assistant headteacher Gayle Raybould wrote to parents to stress the uniform expectations for when students returned to the classroom this …
https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/updated-dozens-of-girls-a…
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Claim 6: “His work went viral for the first time at age 15... scoring the teen his first Daily Mail headline.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The search results provided for this claim are general ESL forum discussions about email vocabulary and do not mention Kvontay Devon Pringle or the Daily Mail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 7, 2006 · Not seldomly seen, when someone replies to an e-mail, he introduces with: The following e-mail refers. (As usually in the thread the reply mail pushes the original e-mail down) Also, whe…
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/the-following-e-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 23, 2007 · A and B are students. They worked things related to computer files together this morning and B was supposed to send those files to a professor. five hours later, A called B to make sure…
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/did-you-send-vs-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — and collocations Choose a word from the cards below and explain which one you chose without saying anything on that card until your partner guesses. You could explain formality, collocations, meaning,…
https://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/business-english-emai…
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Claim 7: “The post garnered 8.2 million views”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (movies, air pollution, and general Wikipedia entries for Meta/Kevin Systrom). No source confirms the specific view count of 8.2 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Facebook is an American social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his Harvard College roommates and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Systrom (born December 30, 1983) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Instagram, along with Mike Krieger. Kevin Systrom was included on the list of America's Riches…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Systrom
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
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Claim 8: ““Kevin” had been AI-generated by Kvontay Devon Pringle, a 26-year-old Mississippi digital creator”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results confirm that Kvontay Devon Pringle, 26, operates Facebook accounts and uses AI to generate images and stories for content.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kvontay Devon Pringle, 26, operates five Facebook accounts featuring different types of content, according to the outlet.
https://storyfa.com/topic/Facebook/en
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web search NEUTRAL — Story Generator: Effortlessly create engaging and imaginative spanking stories, incest story, bedtime stories with Story Generator. No Restrictions and Free!
https://aichattings.com/ai-tools/ai-story-generator/
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web search NEUTRAL — Kvontay Devon Pringle operates five Facebook accounts featuring different types of content.He said he writes the stories himself and uses AI to generate some of the accompanying images. “I look at AI …
https://www.blackenterprise.com/creator-says-ai-generated-fa…
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Claim 9: “His fake post is making real money from Facebook’s parent company, Meta: An estimated $2,800 and counting, according to reports from Pringle himself.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The search results for this claim are unrelated (Meta apologies for Instagram errors, gaming bonuses). No evidence confirms the $2,800 earning claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — What Is Included in the Onimusha: Way of the Sword Pre-Order Bonus? Capcom has divided the early-purchase rewards into two main types: Charms and Sword Appearances. The Charms are the interesting part…
https://2upskill.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-capcom-pre-or…
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web search NEUTRAL — Not Logged In. Please log in to see this page.
https://business.meta.com/?locale=en_US
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta apologizes and says it has fixed an “error” that resulted in some...
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/meta-apologizes-after-instag…
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Claim 10: “Pringle admitted that the viral vignette took just 10 minutes to make and post on his (ironically faceless) Facebook profile, which he keeps under the alias Zaya Velour.”
SINGLE SOURCE
While the existence of Kvontay Devon Pringle as a creator is confirmed, the specific alias 'Zaya Velour' is mentioned in the TikTok evidence for claim 0, but the specific detail about the '10 minutes to make' and the 'faceless profile' is not independently corroborated in the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — All content posted on this site is commentary or opinion and is protected under Free Speech. Brighteon is not responsible for comments and content uploaded by our users.
https://www.brighteon.com/c260c8e9-2ca1-450e-99a9-adb4c7794b…
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.facebook.com/Kevontay.rebirth
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore captivating Devon Bostick edits as Rodrick Heffley, showcasing his best moments and charisma from Diary of a Wimpy Kid fan edits.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/devon-bostock-edits
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.