{"id":558453,"date":"2026-07-25T04:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558453\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:49:30","slug":"fact-check-fake-video-shows-a-wedding-party-fall-to-the-street-when-a-balcony-collapses-it-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558453\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Wedding Party Fall To The Street When A Balcony Collapses &#8212; It Is AI-Generated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does a real video show an incident where a wedding party dancing on a balcony fell to the street when the balcony suddenly collapsed? No, that&#8217;s not true: The video posted on Instagram as early as January 28, 2026, has a disclaimer added by the creator that the video was made with AI. The AI-generated content detection tool from Hive Moderation also determined that the video was 99.9% likely to contain AI-generated content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The watermarked video reappeared in <a data-ylk=\"slk:a post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i1clx\/status\/2080332702289375738\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a post<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724135417\/https:\/\/x.com\/i1clx\/status\/2080332702289375738\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) published by the X account @i1clx on July 23, 2026. The Arabic caption was automatically translated:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A video circulating today from Mexico: The collapse of a balcony during a bride&#8217;s wedding celebration..<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is a screenshot of the video in the post:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"weddingthumbnail.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"1067\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/c89bb80d458fbb8650a47c4a1ab7066b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: @i1clx post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A watermark in the lower portion of the video displays text both forward and backward so it remains legible if the video is flipped horizontally. It reads:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2025<br \/>Volkan Evcil<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This watermark points to a creator from Turkey with a <a data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@volkanevcil8340\/shorts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@merakmerkezi_2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram account;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/merakmerkezi_2024\/?g=5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram account<\/a> with the handle @merakmerkezi_2024 (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724145726\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/merakmerkezi_2024\/?g=5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). The <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUDc7e3iH_o\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram video<\/a> in question (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724140750\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUDc7e3iH_o\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) was published on January 28, 2026 and is blurred with an Instagram &#8220;sensitive content&#8221; warning, requiring the viewer to click again if they want to see the reel. The video was posted the same day on <a data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@merakmerkezi_2024\/video\/7600385172936084756\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/LpTKjH1srx4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724160009\/https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@merakmerkezi_2024\/video\/7600385172936084756\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724154239\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/sKPBwKG7dnI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). The post is captioned:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most, but not all, of the videos posted by this account have a &#8220;Made with AI&#8221; disclaimer that was applied by the creator (pictured below). When the &#8220;AI info&#8221; text is clicked, it reads:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Made with AI<\/p>\n<p>merakmerkezi_2024 added an AI label to this content<br \/>Al may have been used for a wide range of purposes, from photo retouching to generating entirely new content.<\/p>\n<p>Helping you identify AI content<br \/>We add a label when a signal indicates that content is entirely AI-generated. Not all AI content contains the data we need to identify it. We share information about AI use in the post&#8217;s menu. Learn more<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"instagramdisclaimer.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"830\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/ab0af85fc9ce7b8ca36b919912e0d6f2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: @merakmerkezi_2024 post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lead Stories uploaded a short clip from the video to Hive Moderation (archived <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260724134424\/https:\/\/hivemoderation.com\/ai-generated-content-detection\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). The AI-generated content detection tool determined the input was 99.9% likely to contain AI-generated content (pictured below).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"weddinghive.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"871\" height=\"730\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/a7b96877b87602e3921372f1d816e7aa.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: Hive Moderation.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Does a real video show an incident where a wedding party dancing on a balcony fell to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,253043,105,253044],"class_list":["post-558453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sensitive-content","tag-sports","tag-video-displays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}