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Purportedly AI-Generated Video of Tigers at Barasat Madrasa in West Bengal Reportedly Causes Panic and Student Absenteeism
- Occurred
- Jul 30, 2025
- Published
- Aug 1, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A purportedly AI-generated video circulated on Facebook allegedly showing tigers roaming the campus of Ula Kalsara Qadria High Madrasa in Barasat, West Bengal. The video was reportedly created by a geography teacher using AI tools and allegedly led to panic among parents and students, with a sharp drop in attendance. The madrasa reportedly issued a show-cause notice to the teacher, who claimed the video was intended as an awareness exercise.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Mohammad Yamin Mallik
Harmed parties
- Ula Kalsara Qadria High Madrasa students' families
- Ula Kalsara Qadria High Madrasa students
- Ula Kalsara Qadria High Madrasa
- Students
- Educational communities
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated video caused panic and absenteeism, fitting deepfake criteria with notable but non-critical harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8