The viral clip of monkeys startled by Diwali fireworks was made with AI
The viral video of monkeys huddling as fireworks go off was made with AI. BOOM and The Quint traced it to an earlier Facebook post. The post was labeled as AI-generated.
The viral claim
The video shows real monkeys startled by fireworks during Diwali.
How we reached the verdict
Both fact-checkers used image searches to trace the clip to a Facebook post dated 1 November. BOOM found an AI label on the post and visual inconsistencies in the clip. The finding applies to this video.