Crazy bullshit
A video shows a cow protecting a child by pulling them away from a speeding train.
Spread on: Facebook, India; also shared by News18 Hindi (April 2026)
The real story
BOOM found several visual discrepancies, including a passenger train with an unusually small number of carriages, and AI detection tools flagged the footage. It was shared as a real rescue with a caption praising animals' intuition. It was AI slop.
The fact-checker's verdict: “False”. Our label never goes further than theirs.
How to spot it
Look closely at background details, like the length of a train; AI often gets the boring parts wrong.
The receipts
Video Of Cow Protecting Child From Speeding Train Is An AI Slop ↗
BOOM · 2026-04-17
