A video purportedly showing a woman falling into a lion’s enclosure at a zoo in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, has gone viral on social media. In the clip, a woman dressed in a saffron saree can be seen sitting still, visibly terrified, as a lion approaches her, sniffs, and then walks away. Social media users claim that the incident took place at Jamshedpur’s zoological park and that the woman was later rescued by authorities.
The above post can be seen here. (Archive)
NM VERIFIED
NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the video is AI-generated.
To verify the claim, the NM team conducted a keyword search to find any credible media reports or original sources of the video. However, no such reports were found, raising doubts about the authenticity of the clip.
Upon closer examination, several inconsistencies were observed in the video. The movements of the animal and certain visual elements appeared unnatural and lacked realism, suggesting possible digital manipulation.
For further verification, the viral video was analysed using Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool. The analysis confirmed that the clip was AI-generated.
Hence, it is evident that the viral video claiming to show a woman falling into a lion’s enclosure in Jamshedpur is not real.
