Officials Debunk Viral Video: Leopard Attack on Train is AI-Generated Fake
The authorities of the SDTR have issued clarification saying that it is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) general fake video, created with an aim to spread panic in the area.
Bhopal: A video showing a leopard chasing a running train and then dragging a passenger out of it has gone viral on social media, triggering panic in villages adjoining Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve (SDTR) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district.
The authorities of the SDTR have issued clarification saying that it is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) general fake video, created with an aim to spread panic in the area.
The video showed a leopard chasing a running train inside a forest and dragging out a passenger standing near the door of a coach.
The clip showed the leopard making several attempts to attack passengers sitting close to the windows of coaches creating panic among them.
In the final attempt, the leopard was seen in the video snatching away a passenger standing near the entrance of a coach.
The viral video created fear psychosis among locals in the villages situated on the periphery of the tiger reserve, reports reaching here on Tuesday said.
Divisional forest officer (DFO) of SDTR Rajesh Kanna T however told the media that it is an AI generated video, circulated with the objective of creating fear among the locals.
“No such incident took place in the area”, he clarified.
Besides, a leopard cannot run so fast to catch a running train, he added.
