YouTuber Lao Gao appears in Singapore street photo, quashing divorce and AI rumors

Popular Chinese-language YouTuber 'Lao Gao and Xiao Mo,' known for their 6.73 million subscribers, has been embroiled in a series of controversies, including rumors of divorce, tax evasion, and arrest. More recently, speculation intensified that their videos, which no longer feature Lao Gao's face, are being produced by AI.

These rumors gained traction when a netizen shared a photo on Threads, claiming to have encountered Lao Gao in Singapore's Chinatown while eating durian. While the photo seemed to dispel arrest rumors, the absence of his wife, Xiao Mo, and Lao Gao's visibly bearded appearance fueled further speculation about a potential divorce and his well-being.

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I'm just an ordinary person happily traveling in Singapore, and I was just lucky enough to run into them!

However, the original poster, frustrated by the escalating 'delusional' rumors, issued a clarification. They stated that Xiao Mo was indeed present, enjoying durian nearby, and had personally taken the photograph. This explanation directly refutes the divorce rumors and the notion that the photo might be AI-generated, as some netizens had suggested.

The 'Lao Gao and Xiao Mo' channel, which celebrated its eighth anniversary on May 18, had unusually canceled its anniversary event due to 'personal matters.' This, combined with Lao Gao's absence from recent videos, had fueled the 'AI replacement' conspiracy theory circulating online.

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Seeing people say it's AI or fake really gives me a headache. Everyone, please stop having paranoid delusions!