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The claim

The viral video shows an elephant rescuing multiple animals from the Sri Lankan floods.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the viral clips were labelled as AI-generated by their TikTok creator and that Hive’s detection tool flagged them as strongly AI-generated. It also cites visual inconsistencies, including an animal’s body briefly disappearing and an elephant lifting a deer without properly gripping it.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026