<div style="background-color: #f7f9fa; padding: 10px;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; padding: 10px;">The Verdict [Fake]</h2> <p>The viral clip, created with Open AI's Sora, was first uploaded on TikTok with an AI label. No credible reports confirm the Ukrainian flag was raised.</p> </div> <h3><strong>What's the claim?</strong></h3> <p>Several social media users on X and Threads have shared a video that appears to show the Ukrainian flag being raised on the torch of the Statue of Liberty in New York City, United States. The 10-second video posted on Threads consists of two drone-shot clips. In the first, a person wearing a high-visibility vest is seen attaching the flag to the torch. The second shows a small group of individuals in high-visibility vests and construction helmets standing on the torch while the flag flies.</p> <p>On X, users have shared a zoomed-in, three-second version of the first clip. Archive links to these posts are available <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/KTeolvi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>, <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/E2hTYcX" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>, <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/mrZ8Axb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>, and <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/TnUZYuX" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <figure class="image"><img src="https://ift.tt/tBbKgZr" alt=" Screenshots of X and Threads posts claiming to show a video of the Ukrainian flag being hoisted on the Statue of Liberty's torch in New York city. (Source: X/Threads/Modified by Logically Facts)" width="720" /> <figcaption>Screenshots of X and Threads posts claiming to show a video of the Ukrainian flag being hoisted on the Statue of Liberty's torch in New York city. (Source: X/Threads/Modified by Logically Facts)</figcaption> </figure> <p>However, the video was likely created using artificial intelligence (AI). There are no reports or official records of the Ukrainian flag being raised on the Statue of Liberty.</p> <h3><strong>What did we find?</strong></h3> <p>We found no reports confirming that the Ukrainian flag was hoisted on the Statue of Liberty. The National Park Service, which manages the monument, has made no <a title="announcements or statements" href="https://ift.tt/7JsyHxl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">announcements or statements</a> regarding such an event.</p> <p>We also reviewed live webcam <a title="footage" href="https://ift.tt/ekODFx4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">footage</a> from EarthCam, which monitors the statue, and found no frames showing the Ukrainian flag on the torch.</p> <p>Additionally, the full version of the video shared on Threads contains a 'Sora' watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was created using OpenAI’s text-to-video model, <a title="Sora" href="https://ift.tt/y0CXE6x" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sora</a>. The shorter versions shared on X do not display the watermark, as they have been zoomed in to crop it out.</p> <figure class="image"><img src="https://ift.tt/CLkmXK9" alt="There is a Sora watermark on the bottom right of the full video shared on Threads, indicating that it was made with the text to video AI generator. (Source: Threads/Modified by Logically Facts)" width="720" /> <figcaption>There is a Sora watermark on the bottom right of the full video shared on Threads, indicating that it was made with the text to video AI generator. (Source: Threads/Modified by Logically Facts)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><strong>Tracing the video’s origin</strong></h3> <p>A reverse image search of keyframes from the video led us to its earliest known upload, a <a href="https://ift.tt/tE6yFWp> post from March 3, 2025 (archived <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/srFRYvh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>). The post was labeled 'AI-generated,' and its caption read: "The AI video opens with a sweeping aerial view of the Statue of Liberty, standing majestically against the backdrop of a clear blue sky." Hashtags such as '#aivideo' and '#sora' further suggest it was AI-generated.</p> <figure class="image"><img src="https://ift.tt/mOQNfwo" alt="A screenshot of the video was shared on TikTok, and the caption specifies that it was made with AI. (Source: TikTok/Modified by Logically Facts)" width="720" /> <figcaption>A screenshot of the video was shared on TikTok, and the caption specifies that it was made with AI. (Source: TikTok/Modified by Logically Facts)</figcaption> </figure> <p>The same TikTok user also shared a photo <a href="https://ift.tt/UkXz7cv> on March 4, 2025 (archived <a title="here" href="https://ift.tt/x24RJfs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>), explaining how to generate similar flag videos using Sora.</p> <p>The Misinformation Combat Alliance's <a title="Deepfakes Analysis Unit" href="https://ift.tt/3SxjD0N" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Deepfakes Analysis Unit</a> (DAU), which Logically Facts is a part of, also analyzed the video using deepfake detection tools Hive AI Image Classifier and WasItAI:</p> <p>- Hive AI Image Classifier assigned a 0.30 score to Sora at the seven-second mark, suggesting AI involvement.</p> <p>- WasItAI detected a "chance that this image or parts of it were created by AI" in a keyframe from the first clip. </p> <figure class="image"><img src="https://ift.tt/mYp3LW1" alt="The Hive AI Image Classifier and WasItAI both found chances of the video or keyframes from it to be created by AI or have parts created by AI. (Source: Hive AI Image Classifier/WasItAI/Modified by Logically Facts)" width="720" /> <figcaption>The Hive AI Image Classifier and WasItAI both found chances of the video or keyframes from it to be created by AI or have parts created by AI. (Source: Hive AI Image Classifier/WasItAI/Modified by Logically Facts)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><strong>The verdict</strong></h3> <p>The video is AI-generated and contains a watermark from Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video model. There are no credible reports or visual evidence supporting the claim that the Ukrainian flag was raised on the Statue of Liberty.</p> <p><strong><em>This report first appeared on <a href="https://ift.tt/KijW0YP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">logicallyfacts.com</a>, and has been republished on ABP Live as part of a special arrangement. Apart from the headline, no changes have been made in the report by ABP Live.</em></strong></p>
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