A video purportedly showing a gigantic mysterious sea creature swallowing a ship is going viral on social media. The video is being widely shared with claims that the incident took place near the Java Trench and that the creature could be a giant oarfish or an unidentified marine animal.
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NM VERIFIED
NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the video is AI-generated.
The NM team initiated its verification by a keyword search using relevant terms in to look for credible reports about such an incident near the Java Trench. However, we could not find any reliable news report or credible source confirming that such an incident had taken place.
The video also contains several visual inconsistencies, including unnatural movements and distorted details in the sea, creature and ship, which further indicate that the footage is not authentic.
We then analysed the viral video using AI detection tools. Hive Moderation’s analysis indicated around 99.9% probability that the video was AI-generated.
Therefore, the viral video claiming to show a giant sea creature swallowing a ship near the Java Trench is AI-generated and fake.
