Overview

• The video, which shows a lion briefly sniffing a sleeping man on a street, amassed over 7 million views before its origin was questioned.
• Grok AI initially assessed the footage as potentially genuine, citing familiar wildlife behavior in India’s Gujarat region.
• The original X post later included a context note clarifying the clip had “nothing to do with reality.”
• IFS officer Parveen Kaswan publicly confirmed on June 8 that the footage was entirely AI-generated.
• The incident has intensified concerns about the spread of hyperrealistic AI content and the challenge of verifying social media videos.