Fact-Check: AI-Generated Video Showing Python Inside a Train Viral as Real

We found the original creator of the video who mentioned 'Sora AI' in their caption.

Fact-Check: This video is created by using SORA AI.

(Source: The Quint) 

A video purportedly showing a huge python appearing from a luggage compartment within a packed train in Madhya Pradesh, alarming passengers is being shared on social media.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot) 

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• We found the original source of the video where the creator mentioned 'Sora' and 'Sora 2,' an artificial intelligence video generator in its caption.

What we found: At first, we divided the viral clip into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We did not find any credible reports to prove that such an incident had occurred in Madhya Pradesh.

• However, the results led us to an Instagram post by Shawn Arranha, a digital creator and director as per their bio.

• The post featured the same clip as the viral video with the caption that a python was found hanging from a luggage rack above a sleeping child in a crowded train coach in Madhya Pradesh, triggering panic among passengers.

• The caption also noted hashtags such as, "#sora, #sora2," which implied that the viral video was created with the help of AI. Sora AI is a text-to-video AI generator.

Here's a close-up of the caption. 

(Source: Instgram/Screenshot) 

• We went through Arranha's profile and found "Shock Viral AI Content Director" and AI advertisement highlights in their bio.

Here is the profile of the creator/ 

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot) 

• Team WebQoof has reached out to the creator for their comments and the story will be updated once a response is received.

• Nonetheless, we found a report from November about a python which was spotted on the Andaman Express, which panicked passengers.

Conclusion: An AI-generated video showing a python scaring a child inside a train has gone viral as real on social media.

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