“The video shows a real incident where an elephant in a zoo enclosure rescues a child who fell into a pit and returns him to his parents.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Jul 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video does not show a real incident. It is an AI-generated video, confirmed by the AI detection tools with a 99.9% aggregate score.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 July 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2025, 11 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DMihdNFyk_q/
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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.