A video showing a human pyramid swaying dramatically without collapsing is going viral on social media as a real footage.
BOOM found that the video is AI-generated, with several visual inconsistencies in the clip, while an AI detection tool also flagged it as synthetic.
The Claim:
The 14-second video is viral, praising the people in the human pyramid for maintaining their balance after wobbling dramatically in strong winds.
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What We Found:
1) Visual Inconsistencies
The people forming the human pyramid are placed in an oddly uniform manner. Its wobbling motion is unnatural and moves in a way that is inconsistent with how a human pyramid would look. The spectating crowd appears to be clapping and cheering, but they remain frozen and motionless, like a still image, as the human pyramid wobbles.
2) AI label in Original Post
We found that the original video was posted by the Facebook handle @The.worldai with an AI label.
3) Result from AI detection tools
We ran the video through Deepfake O Meter and Hive Moderation's AI detection tools, both flagged the video as AI-generated.
