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Jessica Radcliffe’s Orca Attack, Lil Tay’s Instagram Hack and More Viral Death Hoaxes
The AI-generated video falsely depicting Jessica Radcliffe's death sparked debate on captivity ethics and highlighted real orca attacks on trainers, including 2010's SeaWorld incident.
- A viral video purportedly showing orca trainer Jessica Radcliffe being attacked and killed during a live show circulated widely on social media in 2025.
- Investigations revealed that Jessica Radcliffe, the marine park, and the attack were entirely fabricated using AI-generated media.
- Experts and fact-checkers identified multiple red flags such as unnatural voices, visual inconsistencies, AI tool watermarks, and lack of credible news or official confirmation.
- Historical cases include real fatal orca attacks in captivity, such as trainer Dawn Brancheau's death by Tilikum in 2010, highlighting the difference between fact and AI-driven fiction.
- This event exemplifies a broader surge of AI-generated hoaxes causing public confusion and underscores challenges with misinformation involving celebrities and public figures.
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Viral Videos Claiming Orca Killed Trainer Jessica Radcliffe Are AI-Generated
Several videos (here, here and here) are being widely shared on social media claiming that a marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe was attacked and killed by an orca (killer whale) during a live show at a marine park. Let’s verify this claim through the article. Similar post can be seen here Claim: Videos of orca (killer whale) attacking and killing a marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe.Fact: No credible evidence supports the claim that an o…
Thousands of people fell to the ‘enchants’ of a video showing coach Jessica Radcliffe attacked by an orca during a show, which turned out to be fake.This is not the first time it has happened; in fact, in recent months, the production of viral videos made with Artificial Intelligence (IA) increased considerably in an era where, sometimes, we don’t know how to distinguish the real from the non-real. Detecting videos made with AI stopped being an …
Jessica Radcliffe’s Orca Attack, Lil Tay’s Instagram Hack and More Viral Death Hoaxes
No, Jessica Radcliffe wasn’t killed by an orca (she doesn’t even exist!) and yes Blue's Clues' Steve Burns is very much still alive. Read on for all the weird and wacky hoaxes disputed over the years.
In the last few hours, social networks were shaken by a viral video that shows the alleged death of a whale trainer because of an orca. Mainly, TikTok was flooded with messages, videos and even “news” that replicated the event in which Jessica Radcliffe is said to have died because of injuries caused by a “murdering whale” during a show that took place in a water park in the United States. The recording shows the alleged orca trainer being attac…
Did an orca attack marine trainer Jessica Radcliffe? Fact-checking the viral video
A viral video of an orca attacking marine trainer Jessica Radcliffe was debunked as an AI-generated hoax. The clip showed a young trainer performing with a killer whale at the so-called Pacific Blue Marine Park. But moments later, it seemed to lunge, dragging Jessica Radcliffe under the water
Jessica Radcliffe Orca Attack Video Turns Out to Be AI-Generated Hoax — Truth Behind Viral Clip Is Even More Shocking - PUNE PULSE
A shocking video claiming to show a marine trainer named “Jessica Radcliffe” being fatally attacked by an orca has gone viral on TikTok, Facebook, and X, sparking global outrage. The clip appears to capture Radcliffe performing atop an orca at a place called “Pacific Blue Marine Park,” before the whale lunges, dragging her underwater as
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