AI-Generated Video Falsely Shared To Show Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia

The AI-generated video was shared by news organisation NDTV Profit.

An AI-generated video is being shared on social media, falsely claiming to show a volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

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A video is being shared on social media, claiming to show a volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

• According to the claim, the video shows the eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia, which sent volcanic activity into the sky.

• Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, started erupting on 4 September 2026, spreading ash and leading to disruption of hundreds of flights.

• Business news channel NDTV Profit also shared the same visuals with a similar claim

An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

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An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

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

Is it true?: No, the claim is false, as the video is AI-generated.

How did we find out?: While observing the video, we noticed some visual inconsistencies.

• For instance, at the beginning of the clip, a man in a blue shirt is seen to be standing in front of a car.

• However, four seconds into the video, the car seemingly drives through him, which doesn't make logical sense.

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• We also noticed that a man in a grey T-shirt who is visible at the beginning vanishes midway through the video.

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Is it AI?: We ran the video through Hive Moderation, an AI-detection tool that flagged the video as more than 99 percent likely to be AI-generated.

The result of AI detection by Hive Moderation.

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• Following this, we ran the video through the DeepFake-O-Meter, an AI detection tool, and found that two of its detectors flagged the viral clip as AI-generated.

The result of AI detection by DeepFake-O-Meter.

(Source: DeepFake-O-Meter/ Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video is AI-generated and does not show authentic footage of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

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