Overview
- AFP's digital investigation identified the source as the Instagram account 'hyporaultraworks', which posts AI-made futuristic stadium visuals.
- The creator said the clip was an exploratory idea with no connection to Saudi Arabia or the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
- The video amassed tens of millions of views as posts falsely claimed a stadium would be suspended about 1,150 feet high and ready before 2032.
- Several media outlets that initially presented the clip as official later deleted or updated their reports.
- Saudi Arabia has described plans for a football venue within NEOM's The Line, but official materials do not resemble the viral imagery.