Young Washington Is Hurting America

"Young Washington" is a terrible film that warps history to push Christian Nationalism and American Exceptionalism. Oh...it's also AI Slop.

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XVIII. Bolies, Corbin. “’Young Washington’ Director Jon Erwin Breaks Down Film’s Use of AI.” Variety, 2 July 2026, https://variety.com/2026/film/news/young-washington-director-jon-erwin-ai-1236801002/.

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XXIV. internetpipes. Sam Altman: “AI Will Most Likely Lead to the End of the World.” 2024. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70KUszkNvQ.

XXV. Muraski, Bret. Kelsey Gramner (KelseyGrammer) Message after Young Washington (Young Washington). 2026, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1714960326088362&rdid=IJg7WKNmMkfIUvN3.

XXVI. Ben Shapiro. Young Washington Movie Review. 2026. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmrftV2-79I.

XXVII. Glenn Beck Clips and BlazeTV. “Young Washington” Director Reveals Why the Left Is TERRIFIED of This Film. 2026. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjq9wp6EHnw.
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