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Purported AI-Generated Video Reportedly Depicts Illegal Tiger Sales in Bagerhat, Bangladesh
- Occurred
- Jun 28, 2025
- Published
- Jul 1, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A purportedly AI-generated video circulating online in summer 2025 reportedly claimed to depict a "tiger market" in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, where Bengal tigers were allegedly being sold. The footage was reportedly generated using Google's Veo AI tool. The reported viral spread of this video allegedly misled viewers about the existence of illegal wildlife trafficking in Bangladesh.
Developers
Deployers
- Social media accounts
Harmed parties
- General public of Bangladesh
- Conservationists in Bangladesh
- Wildlife authorities in Bangladesh
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 80%
Rationale: AI-generated video used to spread misinformation about illegal wildlife trafficking.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8