The claim
Video shows a lion entering an under-construction building in Dhari district, Amreli, Gujarat, and sniffing sleeping workers.
Original review summary
The video is AI-generated, not footage of a real incident in Dhari, Amreli. FACTLY says the TikTok user who originally posted it labeled it AI-generated and that it found no credible reports of such an incident.[S1]
Additional context
The review notes visual glitches, including parts of the lion appearing invisible and one of two visible lions mysteriously disappearing. [S1]
The review reports that two AI-detection tools indicated a high likelihood that the video was artificially created. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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