Fact-Check: AI-Generated Clip Showing Tiger Attacking Biker Viral as Real

AI-detection tool Hive Moderation revealed that the viral clip was created using AI.

Fact-Check: This video is created using AI and is not real. 

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing a tiger attacking a biker and dragging him away into a forest-like space is being shared as a real incident on social media platforms.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

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Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this video is created using artificial intelligence (AI).

What we found: At first, we ran a relevant keyword search to check if there had been any recent cases of tiger attacks in India.

• However, none of the reports matched with the viral video in question.

• We then noticed some irregularities in the video, such as the tiger's body appearing distorted in some frames and the car's number plate being illegible.

Here is a close-up of the frame.

Here is a close-up of the frame.

• Such anomalies are often noticed in content created using AI.

• Team WebQoof then ran the clip on the AI-detection tool, Hive Moderation, which revealed that the viral video was created using AI.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation.

(Source: Hive Moderation) 

Conclusion: The viral clip showing a tiger attacking a biker is created using AI and is not a real incident.

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