Of the hundreds of “LabGerm” videos posted and reposted to social media in recent weeks, most start out the same way: A pair of gloved hands appears against a white backdrop as an AI-generated voice narrates and upbeat music plays in the background. In the foreground, a fish undergoes a torturous “experiment.” Some of the videos appear to have been made entirely or at least in part with AI, while others seem to show real animals in distress. None offer any sort of finding or conclusion. The