#FactCheck - AI-Generated Clip of Lion Carrying Woman Shared as Real Incident
Executive Summary
A video circulating on social media shows a lion carrying away a woman who was washing clothes near a pond. Users are sharing the clip claiming it depicts a real incident. However, research by CyberPeace found the viral claim to be false. The research revealed that the video is not real but AI-generated.
Claim
A user on Facebook shared the viral video claiming that a lion attacked and carried away a woman from a pond while she was washing clothes. The link to the post and its archived version are provided below
Fact Check:
Upon closely examining the viral clip, we noticed several visual inconsistencies that raised suspicion about its authenticity. The video was then analyzed using the AI-detection tool Sightengine. According to the analysis results, the viral video was identified as AI-generated.
Conclusion
The research confirms that the viral video does not depict a real incident. The clip is digitally created using artificial intelligence and is being falsely shared as a genuine event.
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Executive Summary
A video is being widely shared on social media claiming to show a delivery boy assaulting a woman. In the viral clip, a man approaches a woman to deliver some items. An argument soon breaks out between the two, followed by pushing and shoving that escalates into a physical fight. The purported delivery boy is then seen knocking the woman to the ground and allegedly beating her. Research by CyberPeace Research Wing found that the viral video is scripted.
Claim:
“A delivery boy brings a parcel, and the customer comes outside to collect it. As soon as the delivery boy hands the parcel to the woman, it falls from her hands, following which the female customer starts assaulting the delivery boy. In anger, the delivery boy also begins hitting the woman and knocks her to the ground, brutally beating her with kicks and slaps. Although the woman was at fault, the delivery boy should not have reacted so violently.”
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2826948067671726
Fact Check
To verify the viral video claiming to show a delivery boy assaulting a woman, we conducted a reverse image search using keyframes from the clip. During the search, we found the same video posted on the Facebook account of a user named Vipin Chauhan on August 21, 2026. The viral clip appears in the 2-minute-33-second-long video. The caption accompanying the video states that it is a pre-planned (scripted) video.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1551896343642588
During the research, we also found the same video on the same user's Instagram account, where it was described as scripted.
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcTAF_ZsUnv/
Upon reviewing the Instagram user's account, we found several other videos featuring men and women engaged in physical altercations. The captions of all these videos clearly state that they are scripted.
Conclusion
The evidence gathered during our research clearly establishes that the video being shared with the claim that a delivery boy assaulted a woman is scripted and does not depict a genuine incident. The same video was found on the social media accounts of the creator, where it was explicitly described as scripted. We also found several other similar videos on the user's account, all of which were identified as pre-planned or scripted content.
Executive Summary
A video of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is being widely shared on social media with the claim that he commented on the documentary series “Declassified: Operation Sindoor,” which is based on the military operations carried out by the Indian armed forces against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025. In the viral clip, Kumar purportedly says that the documentary is performing very well, while the Indian Army's actual performance during Operation Sindoor was “nothing special.” The Research Wing of CyberPeace found that the viral video has been manipulated. Kumar did not make any such remarks about the documentary or the Indian Army.
Claim
A post on X allegedly shows Akshay Kumar saying that the recently released documentary “Declassified: Operation Sindoor” is doing well, while the Indian Army's actual performance during the operation was “nothing special.”
https://x.com/StrategicVang/status/2089563446597636212?s=20
Fact Check
To verify the claim, we conducted a Google search using keywords such as “Akshay Kumar,” “Operation Sindoor” and “documentary.” The search did not yield any credible media report confirming that Kumar had made the alleged remarks. We also checked Kumar’s official social media accounts but found no post or video in which he commented on “Declassified: Operation Sindoor” or criticised the Indian Army’s battlefield performance.
https://www.facebook.com/akshaykumarofficial/
We then conducted a reverse image search of key frames from the viral video. This led us to an X post by Lokmat Times Nagpur, which carries the same visuals seen in the viral clip. The post was published on December 10, 2025, and its watermark is also visible in the viral footage. This establishes that the original footage was available well before the documentary’s release. In the original video, Kumar can be seen speaking about the Indian Street Premier League, and not the “Declassified: Operation Sindoor” documentary or the Indian Army.
https://x.com/LokmatTimes_ngp/status/1998460903415595252
We further analysed the viral video using multiple AI-detection tools. Hive Moderation indicated a high probability of AI-generated/deepfake content
Another detector classified Kumar’s voice as likely deepfake, while Resemble AI also flagged the audio as fake.
Conclusion
The viral video has been digitally manipulated to make it appear as though Akshay Kumar commented on the “Declassified: Operation Sindoor” documentary and criticised the Indian Army’s performance during Operation Sindoor. The original footage predates the documentary and shows Kumar speaking about the Indian Street Premier League. The viral claim is false.
Executive Summary
A video showing children crouching as the ground shakes violently is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it shows the aftermath of a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10, 2026. However, the CyberPeace Research Wing found that the video is not from Colombia. The footage was recorded in the Philippines two months earlier during a more powerful earthquake.
Claim
An X user shared the video on August 10, 2026, claiming that it showed a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia that killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes. “Massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia! Hundreds dead, thousands of homes destroyed,” the post claimed.
https://x.com/anandsh04294243/status/2086911617938362779
Fact Check
To verify the claim, the Desk conducted a reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video. The search led to the same footage being shared on social media on June 8, where it was linked to a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines. The posts identified the footage as being related to a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region, causing buildings to collapse, triggering landslides and prompting tsunami warnings.
https://x.com/WeatherMonitors/status/2063855713223635055
Further research found that the video was recorded at Tubalan Elementary School in Malita, Davao Occidental province, Philippines.
According to the edit history of the Facebook post, the user initially stated that the footage showed the first day of school at Tubalan Elementary School. The user later updated the caption, urging viewers not to blame the teachers. The updated post stated that the students were outside near the school’s basketball court when the earthquake struck and were subsequently evacuated to safety without any injuries. The school also issued a separate post on Facebook to address what it described as a misconception arising from the video circulating on social media. The school clarified that the outdoor gymnasium was not being used as an evacuation area after the earthquake. It said the students were already inside the gymnasium for the scheduled flag ceremony when the earthquake occurred.
The Desk also searched for reports about the earthquake and found a detailed report published by Barron's, which confirmed the occurrence of a major earthquake off the southern Philippines. The report also mentioned casualties and tsunami warnings following the quake. https://www.barrons.com/news/major-quake-off-philippines-kills-one-triggers-tsunami-warnings-665c527c
Conclusion
The viral video does not show a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia. The footage was recorded at Tubalan Elementary School in the Philippines and was shared online in June 2026 in connection with a powerful earthquake that struck the southern Philippines. Therefore, the claim that the video shows the August 10, 2026 earthquake in Colombia is false.
