A video showing a group of men wearing skullcaps, kneeling on prayer mats and performing namaz on a metro was shared on social media.<\/p>\n
In the video, one can hear people complaining about being unable to get off, calling the act "ridiculous."<\/p>\n
The claim: Those sharing this short 15-second clip have claimed that the video was shot on the London Metro, where Muslims had taken over a compartment to pray.<\/p>\n
(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)<\/p>\n
The video is AI-generated and does not show authentic visuals from the London Metro.<\/p>\n
How did we find out the truth?: We carried out a reverse image search on some parts of the video using Google Lens, but did not find any credible sources sharing this clip.<\/p>\n
However, we noticed several visual inconsistencies in the video, such as uniform lighting throughout the video, physical distortion of people's bodies, inconsistently coloured pillars, and so on.<\/p>\n
We then ran the video through Hive Moderation's AI-generated content detection tool, which gave the video a 99 percent score of being AI-generated.<\/p>\n
Responding to a claim on X, Hive's team shared a more detailed report, which showed a 99.8 percent confidence that it was AI-generated, noting that it was likely made using Eleven Labs' Sora 2.<\/p>\n
Hive analyzed this post using Hive's AI \/ Deepfake detection models. "@hive_ai is this AI generated" to check any content!https:\/\/t.co\/A0fg0ExlUI AI Generated Video: 100% AI Generated Speech: 0% AI Generated Music: 0% Deepfake: 0%<\/p>\n
Conclusion: An AI-generated video is being shared to falsely claim that it shows Muslims praying on the London Metro.<\/p>\n
(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on\u00a0WhatsApp at 9540511818\u00a0, or e-mail it to us at\u00a0webqoof@thequint.com\u00a0and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories\u00a0here.)<\/p>\n