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Fact Check: The viral video of a lion entering an ATM and dragging a guard is certainly scary, but not true. Fact check has revealed that this video was made with Artificial Intelligence (AI). No such incident has been confirmed in any city. Let us read about it in detail in this news.
Fact Check: These days a scary video is going viral on social media. People are scared after seeing this video. It is being claimed in the video that a lion enters the ATM room and drags the security guard sitting there out. Seeing this 40 second clip, at first glance it seems that this is the real footage of a CCTV camera.
The video appears so real and scary that millions of people have accepted it as true. Many users are also raising the question that how did the lion reach the ATM and in which city did this incident occur? But when this viral claim was investigated, the truth that came out shocked people.
What is the claim of the viral video?
In the viral video, it is seen that a security guard is sitting on a chair inside an ATM. Suddenly a lion enters from the door. The guard starts screaming in fear and the lion catches him and drags him outside. The video ends here, making people feel that the guard’s life is in danger. This video is being shared as CCTV footage of ATM and it is being claimed that this incident has happened in real life.
Why did the video go viral?
The biggest reason behind this video going viral is its scary and realistic presentation.
- A common place like an ATM.
- Suddenly entry of lion.
- The guards panic and scream.
All these elements forced people to believe that this was a real incident. Apart from this, despite there being no clear location or date with the video, people kept sharing it considering it to be true.
How was the video examined?
The video was watched carefully during fact check. Experts found that the movement, lighting and actions of the lion in the video showed some unusual graphical patterns. The lion’s body movements and interactions with the guard do not appear entirely natural. Social media experts and digital analysts confirmed that this video was created with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and graphics editing. No evidence of any real incident was found in this.
Can such videos be made with AI?
- Slight glitch in frame rate.
- Movement being unnatural.
- Mismatch of background and objects.
- Flaws like these are seen, which are also present in this video.
