Today’s tutorial describes how to spot signs of AI-generated content in a viral video that supposedly shows a gorilla in the Bronx Zoo handing a human child to its mother after the child fell into its pen. It garnered at least 12.2 million views on social media platform X. Too good to be true? It was.
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How to Spot an AI-Generated Video
Jul 15, 2025

NewsGuard Academy
A video series offering readers practical tips on how to spot false claims spreading online. Each short tutorial breaks down real-life examples of deepfakes and other fabrications and tells you about the tools you can use to spot falsehoods in your social media feeds.
A video series offering readers practical tips on how to spot false claims spreading online. Each short tutorial breaks down real-life examples of deepfakes and other fabrications and tells you about the tools you can use to spot falsehoods in your social media feeds.
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