Grossly Inaccurate El Reno YouTube Video Likely With Stolen Footage

[Tony Laubach]

I'm sure it was well meant, but this documentary on The El Reno tornado and the work of Tim Samaras was incredibly embellished, filled with factual inaccuracies (i.e. Tim was never on Moore 2013), and likely unlicensed footage used without permission. @Dan Robinson, the video still you have of their vehicle made it in with no attribution, plus others, I'm sure.

Just an FYI... not hoping to lean on him to do better or anything...

 

[Dan Robinson]

These are out of control right now. It's just insane what is being made up and just believed by everyone who watches. Things are even made up about me constantly, and few ever come to my site to see the real story (so much for all that "exposure"). Most of the new tornado documentary channels are all AI generated videos. Takedowns and copyright enforcement actions are coming for all of them (that use video from chasers who are set up to deal with these), but it's a constant battle.

Tiktok is the worst right now. I estimate 70 million plus views on my El Reno dashcam video on there, and they've just stopped processing takedowns from me and my agents. It's a veritable cesspool of a lot of garbage and disrespect on there that I don't even want to look at any more. Justice is coming, but it's going to be a long road.

 

[Tony Laubach]

I thought this was your shot?

Whose is this?

 

[Tony Laubach]

Nevermind, that's not even the same day... of course not, why would it

 

[Dan Robinson]

Oh OK, yes that is mine. I thought you were talking about the aftermath shot of the car.

That one is a whole other story. I put my foot down and gave clear instructions for that not to be published in the magazine and they didn't listen. I let them know about it too, it's why I'm basically blackballed from any future production work with them. I'm trying to keep it off the internet as much as I can.