Rumor – A video circulating on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok allegedly shows the explosion of a large aquarium inside a shopping mall in the United States.
Analysis
In recent days, Instagram and TikTok profiles began sharing a video that appears to show the explosion of a huge aquarium in a US shopping mall. The images depict cracks forming in the glass, which soon shatters, releasing an immense amount of water and fish over the visitors.
The scene, of course, startled viewers and quickly went viral. Below are some versions of the message being shared along with the video:
Version 1: A large aquarium full of fish explodes in a shopping mall in Tampa, USA. Version 2: An engineering spectacle turned into a scare! The huge aquarium in a US shopping mall couldn’t withstand the pressure and burst over visitors. Nature and technology show there are always limits! Version 3: Cracks appear in a giant aquarium in the middle of a shopping mall! People start filming, then the glass shatters, flooding everyone — the fish are finally free!
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Fact-check
However, the content raises doubts due to its spectacular nature and the absence of coverage in news outlets about the supposed accident. To clarify, we answer three main questions: 1) did an aquarium explode in a shopping mall in the US? 2) how was the video of the explosion created? 3) have similar fake videos made with artificial intelligence circulated before?
Did an aquarium explode in a shopping mall in the US?
No. There are no reports in American media outlets or official statements from local authorities about an aquarium explosion in a US mall. If something of that magnitude had occurred, it would have been widely reported. The video in question is a simulation, not a real recording.
How was the video showing the aquarium explosion created?
The video was generated using artificial intelligence and posted on accounts dedicated to entertainment content, such as the.worldai on TikTok. This type of digital production aims to generate visual impact and virality but does not correspond to real events. By analyzing details, such as the movement of water and people, inconsistencies typical of AI-generated creations become evident.
Have similar fake videos made with AI circulated before?
Yes. This is not the first time fake videos have gained traction on social networks. We have already debunked cases such as whales supposedly being cleaned out of the water by fishermen, the jaguar sniffing a man’s foot on a hammock and giving up an attack, and even the false death of a trainer by an orca whale. All these contents had in common the fact that they were fabricated with AI or realistic digital editing, but had no connection to reality.
Conclusion
It is false that an aquarium exploded in a shopping mall in the United States. The video was created with artificial intelligence and shared on digital entertainment pages. There are no official or journalistic records that such an event ever happened. This case adds to other similar misleading contents that exploit AI’s ability to create spectacular scenes for social media virality.
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