Overview

• After debuting on Infinite Unreality’s Instagram on May 25, the clip was reshared by @itsme_urstruly on X and later by DramaAlert, collectively amassing more than 58 million views.
• Its lifelike imagery convinced many viewers it was real, prompting users to express sympathy and compare the kangaroo’s behavior favorably to human passengers.
• Fact-checkers pointed to signs of AI fabrication such as garbled boarding-pass text, non-recognizable dialogue, and other inconsistencies like a suddenly appearing wedding ring.
• The video spawned dozens of memes depicting the kangaroo’s patient stance and generated frustration among some users who called for limits on fake content.
• The incident has reignited broader concerns over deepfake proliferation and underscored the need for improved detection tools and digital media literacy.