Is it true that 580 million was lost in Macau? Huang Xiaoming: It was quite hurtful
Published atFeb 22, 2026 11:42 am
Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming was rumored last year to be the celebrity who allegedly gambled away 1.03 billion yuan (about 580 million ringgit) in Macau. Later, the police apprehended some unscrupulous individuals who used AI to spread fake news. On the 21st, Huang Xiaoming spoke about this baseless disaster again on a program, saying, 'This is obviously fake news at first glance, but back then a lot of people actually believed it. It was quite hurtful.'
In March last year, rumors spread wildly online claiming a 'top-tier male celebrity' had gambled in Macau for seven days straight, losing 1.03 billion yuan and consequently mortgaging three mansions and a private jet. The keyword 'Jay Chou Macau' inexplicably trended, prompting JVR Music to issue a statement clarifying that 'all contents of this rumor have nothing to do with Jay Chou.' Afterwards, Huang Xiaoming became the focus of speculation, with people commenting on his Weibo, 'Did you lose 1 billion?' Huang Xiaoming retorted with a witty response relating to an online game: 'Game tokens?' easily dismissing the rumor.
Later, police released a statement saying they had caught a 36-year-old man surnamed Xu. To profit from high traffic, he used the AI functions of an app, input hot keywords, and generated fake news stories with AI, then posted these stories online, severely disrupting public order. He has been given eight days of administrative detention according to related laws. Huang Xiaoming (third from the right) mentioned the fake news about losing money on the show, reminding everyone to be aware of the chaos caused by AI misuse.On the program "Pay Attention to the Flickering Universe" on the 21st, during the boasting segment, Huang Xiaoming started by saying, 'I lost more than a billion in Macau.' His partners, Wang Hedi, Huang Zitao, and others immediately said, 'Fake.' Huang Xiaoming then explained it was indeed AI-generated fake news: 'Now many AIs can directly generate news, and the stories made up by AI can be reliable or unreliable, but they will end up implicating lots of people because there will always be similarities to actual individuals. You can tell this is fake news at first glance, but still, a lot of people believed it back then.' So, he took this opportunity to remind everyone to be vigilant.
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