Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Experts Debunk Viral Orca Attack Video as AI-Generated Hoax

The clip uses synthetic voices alongside visual inconsistencies to mimic a trainer attack, reigniting searches for past orca incidents.

Orcas en el Loro Parque
Image

Overview

  • Verification teams confirmed the viral clip is an AI-generated montage featuring multiple altered versions with shifting trainer appearances.
  • No records exist for Jessica Radcliffe or the supposed Pacific Blue Marine Park, indicating both the trainer and venue were fabricated.
  • The video has spread widely on TikTok and Facebook, driving significant spikes in Google searches and prompting public comparisons to the 2010 TilikumDawn Brancheau case.
  • Observers identified clear signs of manipulation—synthetic audio, unnatural movements and visual artifacts—in each variant of the clip.
  • Fact-checkers recommend reverse image and video searches, identity verification and scrutiny of audio/visual anomalies to curb further dissemination of the hoax.