![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2F152dfbef-538c-40c0-ba38-5c677ac63d3e%2FScreenshot_2023_09_18_at_2_42_12_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
An archive of the post can be found here.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)
(Archives of similar claims can be found here, here and here.) This video is also viral on YouTube.
What is the truth?: This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by a TikTok user by replacing a person playing badminton with a robot.
The actual video shows a badminton rally between a man playing opposite the two children.
How did we find out?: We performed a keyword search on Facebook and found a video that had several similarities to the viral clip.
It was uploaded by a page called "Phalore bedmation club" on 21 October 2021.
The video showed a man engaged in a badminton rally with the two children.
![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2F127cde51-1947-4498-8c23-0ab2495f18b4%2FScreenshot_2023_09_18_at_3_04_37_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Here is the link to the Facebook post.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)
Below is a comparison showing the key similarities between the viral and original videos.
![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2F40019fdc-12d4-4742-982b-6a8135c89732%2FKhushi___WQ__10_.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
The highlighted portions are the key similarities in the viral video and original video.
(Source: Altered by The Quint)
Further, we performed a Google reverse image search and came across the viral video on TikTok by an account called MagicalMagicWorld. We accessed the video using a virtual private network (VPN).
The video was posted with the hashtag "AI."
![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2F971ebe7f-b195-44ad-aedd-dedf269165b4%2FScreenshot_2023_09_18_at_2_34_41_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
An archive of the TikTok video is here.
(Source: TikTok/Screenshot)
![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2Fe061e01c-6084-4f5b-9484-4d3148ef25eb%2FScreenshot_2023_09_18_at_2_16_38_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Here are a few examples of the videos created by TikTok user, MagicalMagicWorld.
(Source: TikTok/Screenshot)
The Quint's WebQoof team had debunked a similar claim of a robot competing with a human at table tennis. The video was digitally altered to add the robot.
![This video has been created using Artificial Intelligence to add the robot playing opposite the children.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-09%2F05cbab5f-015a-4749-a1bb-5138e84e0177%2FScreenshot_2023_09_18_at_3_23_09_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Here is a preview of the similar story.
(Source: The Quint/Screenshot)
Conclusion: The viral video has been AI-generated to add the robot playing against the children and does not show a real match between humans and robots, as claimed.
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