“A real-life octopus crushed a car in Qatar”
Social media posts
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a work of computer-generated imagery (CGI) created by an artist named Alex Z. The original video can be found on his Instagram account, where he describes the process of making it.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1238962656801180
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.