Crazy bullshit
Security camera images show a chimpanzee leaving its enclosure to pull a zookeeper away from an electrical cabinet that had shocked him.
Spread on: Facebook, September 2026
The real story
Snopes found no evidence the rescue happened. The 'security camera' image in the post was generated with artificial intelligence, and the story itself is likely AI-written too. It spread through animal story pages, one of many invented animal-hero tales built for clicks.
The fact-checker's verdict: “False”. Our label never goes further than theirs.
How to spot it
Fake security camera stills are a favourite AI trick; real incidents come with named zoos, dates and news coverage.
The receipts
Don't go bananas over tale of chimp rescuing zookeeper ↗
Snopes · 2026-09-23
