AI-Generated Video of a Rescue Operation Amid Assam Floods Shared as Real

The video does not show authentic footage of the floods in Assam.

A video is being shared on the internet, falsely claiming to show a rescue operation amid Assam floods. 

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video is being shared on the internet, claiming to show a rescue operation amid Assam floods.

• The video shows a rescue operation being carried out with a helicopter to save people trapped on top of a train amid floods.

An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the video is AI-generated and does not show an authentic clip of the Assam floods.

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and could not find any credible sources that shared it.

• Following this, we ran the video through Hive Moderation, an AI-detection tool which flagged the video as more than 98 percent likely to be AI-generated.

Here is the result of AI detection by Hive Moderation. 

(Source: Hive Moderation/Screenshot)

• We ran the image through SynthID, which concluded that both the audio and the visuals were edited or generated using Google AI, as detected by SynthID watermarks.

• While watching the video, we observed some irregularities.

• Some people can be seen merely floating near the train rather than standing on top of it.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

• We noticed that the people in the video move abnormally and are even merging.

• Some parts of the video look distorted, specifically the writing on the train.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video is AI-generated and does not show an authentic clip of the Assam floods.

(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at [e-mail] and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)