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A video circulating on social media has caught the attention of viewers globally, showing a lion breaking out of a glass cage and attacking a woman in a zoo. The clip is dramatic and alarming, with the lion shattering the glass and lunging toward the woman. Within hours of being posted, the footage went viral, sparking concern over zoo safety and the possibility of such incidents happening in public spaces.
At first glance, the video looks realistic. The lion’s movements, the glass breaking, and the woman’s reaction when being attacked by the lion, all seem intense. Many viewers considered this as a real emergency situation happened in a zoo. However, upon closer inspection of the video, multiple inconsistencies in the video can be found that raise serious questions about its authenticity.
Let’s break down what we found in the video:
One of the first signs that we notice in the video is the behavior of the camera. Throughout the entire clip, the camera remains unusually steady. In real life, a person witnessing a lion escaping from its enclosure would panic, drop the camera, or at least move erratically while trying to record. Their immediate focus would be on protecting themselves and helping the woman first. The calm and steady camera work is inconsistent with how a real human would react to a life threatening situation, suggesting footage may be digitally created or staged.
The Facebook account posting the video, LaughTrack, has a history of sharing multiple AI-generated contents. Many previous videos from this account show clear signs of being digitally created, which increases the likelihood that this particular clip is also digitally generated.
The video displays multiple audio and visual characteristics mostly linked with AI-generated content, especially videos made using tools like Sora AI. The sound, video texture, and visual effect resemble the video to be AI-generated, rather than real footage from a real incident.
The woman’s hand appears distorted at one moment, with fingers merging or partially missing, a classic AI glitch.
The way the glass shatters does not align with real world physics, further indicating digital manipulation.
The slightly blurred quality is typical of AI-generated videos, which often struggle with sharp, realistic textures during complex movements.
When the lion exits the glass cage and enters a hole in the stone wall, the wall appears to move unnaturally, almost like plastic, which is physically impossible for solid stone.
Upon further investigation into 2025 incidents, we found no reports that match the video’s scenario. Although lions have caused dangerous accidents in zoos and wildlife parks, none broke a glass cage and attacked a visitor in a public area as shown in this video. The verified incidents we came across so far are:
No official reports, reliable sources, or any zoo have confirmed when, where, or if this incident actually happened, which strongly suggests that the video is not real.
Considering all factors, the unusual camera steadiness, the unrealistic physics, visual glitches, no news from the reliable sources and absence of any verified real world incident, it is highly likely that this video was generated using AI tools such as Sora AI.
Although the clip looks dramatic and eye catching, it is a reminder for viewers to stay cautious with viral content. Checking sources and looking for unusual video behavior, unrealistic physics, or distorted anatomy can help prevent the spread of misinformation and unnecessary panic from digitally created videos.
