Viral video of monkey working a handpump for a thirsty cow is not real, finds PTI
Viral video of monkey working a handpump for a thirsty cow is not real, finds PTI
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video claims to show a monkey working a handpump so that a thirsty cow and her calf can drink water. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false. The video does not show a real incident and appears to be AI-generated.A viral video claims to show a monkey working a handpump so that a thirsty cow and her calf can drink water. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false. The video does not show a real incident and appears to be AI-generated.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
A video shared by the page "News Corridors" with the Hindi caption "गाय को लगी थी प्यास तो बंदर चलाने लगा हैंडपंप!" (When the cow was thirsty, the monkey started working the handpump) is spreading widely on social media under hashtags like #AnimalLove and #AnimalFriendship. It shows a monkey pumping a roadside handpump while a cow and her calf drink from a bowl below. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false, meaning the scene is not real. The clip follows the same pattern as the recent AI-generated video of an elephant sheltering dogs from the rain, which PTI found to be 99.8% likely AI-made. Fabricated "animal kindness" videos like these are made to go viral and are often shared even by news pages without checking, so such clips should be verified before being shared.
A video shared by the page "News Corridors" with the Hindi caption "गाय को लगी थी प्यास तो बंदर चलाने लगा हैंडपंप!" (When the cow was thirsty, the monkey started working the handpump) is spreading widely on social media under hashtags like #AnimalLove and #AnimalFriendship. It shows a monkey pumping a roadside handpump while a cow and her calf drink from a bowl below. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim false, meaning the scene is not real. The clip follows the same pattern as the recent AI-generated video of an elephant sheltering dogs from the rain, which PTI found to be 99.8% likely AI-made. Fabricated "animal kindness" videos like these are made to go viral and are often shared even by news pages without checking, so such clips should be verified before being shared.