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Incident 1181: Purported AI-Generated Video Reportedly Depicts Illegal Tiger Sales in Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Description: A purportedly AI-generated video circulating online in summer 2025 reportedly claimed to depict a "tiger market" in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, where Bengal tigers were allegedly being sold. The footage was reportedly generated using Google's Veo AI tool. The reported viral spread of this video allegedly misled viewers about the existence of illegal wildlife trafficking in Bangladesh.

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Alleged: Google developed an AI system deployed by Unknown social media accounts, which harmed General public of Bangladesh , Conservationists in Bangladesh and Wildlife authorities in Bangladesh.
Alleged implicated AI system: Veo

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Incident ID
1181
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-06-28
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceThis video of an alleged tiger market in Bangladesh is a deepfake created using AI
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This video of an alleged tiger market in Bangladesh is a deepfake created using AI

This video of an alleged tiger market in Bangladesh is a deepfake created using AI

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This video of an alleged tiger market in Bangladesh is a deepfake created using AI
factly.in · 2025

A video (here, here and here) is going viral showing a reporter covering an alleged "tiger market," where people are allegedly seen in line to sell tigers. It is being shared with the claim that this market is located in Bagerhat, Banglades…

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