No, This Video Does Not Show Huge Waves Hitting Buildings in Thailand’s Bangkok

The video has been available online since 8 January 2025 and has no relation to the recent earthquake.

Fact-Check | The video has been generated using the help of AI tools and not real visuals.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of huge waves moving towards what appears to be a residential area is going viral on the internet with users linking it to the recent earthquake that struck Bangkok, Thailand.

• An X (formerly Twitter) user shared the video with a caption that loosely translated to, "Shocking videos of earthquake in Bangkok #earthquake".

You can view an archive of the post here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

(Archives of similar such claims could be found here, here, and here.)

What are the facts?: The video could be traced back to at least January of this year, which predates the recent earthquake in Bangkok.

• Additionally, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection tool indicated the visuals are AI-generated and not real.

What led us to the truth?: On conducting a reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip, we came across the same visuals posted on an Instagram handle named '@stat.us.ai'.

• The post was shared on 8 January with a caption that said, "Volcanic Eruption off the Coast of Italy #volcano #eruption #earthquake #italy."

• This clearly indicated the visuals predate the recent earthquake that hit Bangkok.

The visuals were published on 8 January.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

About the Instagram handle: The person running the account identified themselves as an "visual effects artist". We found that the handle regularly uploads such content. You can watch these clips here and here.

The account regularly shares such content.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

What did detection tools show?: Team WebQoof further verified the authenticity the video by using an AI detection tool named 'Hive Moderation', which showed over 99 percent of the visuals being generated using AI tools.

The tool showed over 99 percent of the visuals being generated using AI tools.

(Source: Hive Moderation/Screenshot)

Conclusion: Evidently, the video has been generated using AI tools and does not real visuals.

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