Crazy bullshit
A video shows a lion, said to be a Tibetan snow lion or an Atlas lion, walking through snow and even climbing Mount Everest.
Spread on: Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, February to March 2026
The real story
Snopes traced the eight-second clip to a TikTok account and found it was created with an AI tool. Posts claimed it showed the mythical Tibetan snow lion or the extinct Barbary lion, also called the Atlas lion. One flipped version even had a Spanish caption.
The fact-checker's verdict: “Fake”. Our label never goes further than theirs.
How to spot it
Very short, perfect-looking clips of 'mythical' or extinct animals are almost always AI.
The receipts
Does this video show 'Tibetan snow lion'? ↗
Snopes · 2026-03-12
