Missing Persons Mysteries with Steve Stockton

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THIS IS GETTING INSANE!

Our channel specializes in covering real missing persons cases — cases that matter, that involve real families, real victims, and real communities. Lately, we’ve seen an alarming trend: hundreds (if not thousands) of fake AI-generated “true crime” videos being posted and presented as factual cases. These stories are entirely fabricated, yet they are uploaded and promoted as if they are real. Some of these creators are operating entire networks of duplicate channels — I’ve already found at least 8 channels in just a few minutes of searching, all uploading identical content. I have no doubt there are hundreds more.

The problem is simple but devastating:
-These videos drown out legitimate true crime coverage in search results and recommendations.
-They confuse viewers and mislead the public into believing these fake cases are real.
-They undermine trust in the true crime community and hurt the visibility of real cases that desperately need attention.

This isn’t just a “creator problem” — it’s a platform integrity problem. Every fake case means a real one gets buried and forgotten.

We’ve been told YouTube values authenticity and truth. I wish that YouTube would take action against these mass-produced AI hoax videos so real victims and their families aren’t silenced by fiction disguised as fact.

A dangerous trend is threatening the credibility of true crime coverage: fake AI-generated stories being uploaded and presented as real events.

Here’s one shocking example:

FAKE Case Title: Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…

This case never happened. There is no National Park Service record of a Yosemite ranger disappearing in 2003. The story is pure fiction, created by AI. Yet dozens of YouTube channels are uploading this same video word-for-word, making it appear legitimate.



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THE REAL DANGER?

When you search the title on Google, it now returns AI-generated text presenting the case as FACTUAL history, complete with invented details:


“In late 2003, a Yosemite National Park ranger, described as one of the park's most reliable, disappeared along with her horse during a routine patrol… Five years later, in 2008, the horse’s remains were found in the Fireplace Creek drainage…”


This is not a minor issue — it’s misinformation being cemented into search results, misinforming millions of people.
It drowns out real cases and erodes trust in the true crime genre.
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Here are the titles of their videos (I've avoided sharing direct links - But if you search just one of these titles in Google at least 8 will pop up):

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 5th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 5th 2025

She Disappeared in 2003… 5 Years Later, They Found This in the Woods 😱🐴
August 6th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — It Took 5 Years to Uncover Her Horse’s Bones
August 6th 2025

She Vanished in Yosemite National Park in 2003 — 5 Years Later, Students Find Her Horse Skeleton...
August 6th 2025

Ranger Disappears in Yosemite in 2003 — 8 Years Later, hikers find a chilling discovery...
August 7th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 8th 2025

Ranger Disappears in Yosemite in 2003 — Five Years Later, Her Horse’s Remains Surface…
August 10th 2025

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!!

KEEP REAL CONTENT CREATORS ALIVE AND REAL CASES FROM BEING DROWNED OUT BY THESE FAKE CASES THAT ARE SIMPLY FOR CLICKS AND $$$

SOMETHING SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!!

Please don’t fall for this viral Yosemite “ranger + horse bones” story.

We checked National Park Service records and Yosemite releases—there is NO CASE of a park ranger vanishing in 2003 whose horse was found years later. Real Yosemite cases from that era involve visitors, not rangers, and none involve a ranger’s horse. Multiple channels are recycling the same AI script with near-identical titles to pass fiction off as fact. This hurts real families and real investigations. If a story doesn’t name the person, cite an official bulletin, or link an NPS release, be skeptical and don’t share it.

No National Park Service record of any Yosemite ranger who disappeared in 2003, nor any recovery of a ranger’s horse remains years later. NPS maintains pages and releases for Yosemite missing cases; none match this narrative.

The only 2003 Yosemite disappearance repeatedly documented in news archives is a civilian hiker (not a ranger)—with human remains later found—again, no horse involved.

Evidence of a coordinated “content farm” push

Within a 6-day window (Aug 5–10, 2025), multiple channels uploaded near-identical titles/descriptions for the same fake story.

Examples:

“Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…” (multiple uploads; matching phrasing).

“It Took 5 Years to Uncover Her Horse’s Bones” / “Her Horse’s Bones Discovered After 5 Years” clones.

“Ranger Disappears in Yosemite in 2003 — 8 Years Later…” variant—same plot, shifted number of years.

At least one channel visible in search results pushing this batch is Nest Stories; snippets show the templated opener (“In late 2003, one of Yosemite National Park’s…”)—a tell-tale sign of a shared script.

These uploads use the same hook + structure, minimal detail (no ranger name, no case #, no SAR incident number), and a rotating year count (5 vs. 8), which strongly suggests a single script syndicated across multiple channels.


HERE ARE THE VIDEOS IN QUESTION! PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS HURTING THE CREDIBILITY OF REAL RESEARCHERS, MISSING PERSONS CASES AND CONTENT CREATORS!


Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 5th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 5th 2025

She Disappeared in 2003… 5 Years Later, They Found This in the Woods 😱🐴
August 6th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — It Took 5 Years to Uncover Her Horse’s Bones
August 6th 2025

She Vanished in Yosemite National Park in 2003 — 5 Years Later, Students Find Her Horse Skeleton...
August 6th 2025

Ranger Disappears in Yosemite in 2003 — 8 Years Later, hikers find a chilling discovery...
August 7th 2025

Ranger Vanished in Yosemite in 2003 — 5 Years Later Her Horse’s Remains Are Found…
August 8th 2025

Ranger Disappears in Yosemite in 2003 — Five Years Later, Her Horse’s Remains Surface…
August 10th 2025

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