Real or AI? · Latest checks · Checked 3 October 2026

A tiny camera on a jerboa's back enters a burrow full of other jerboas: real or AI?

Short answer: this was made with AI. The evidence is set out below.

Uploaded to YouTube by WildEye Cam · Shown as an embedded video · Source

The answer: made by AI

The clip was uploaded to YouTube on 2 October 2026 by a channel called WildEye Cam. The uploader marked it with YouTube's 'Made with AI' label, which creators add to say their content was generated or altered by AI. The channel has only a few videos, all in the same style.

The tells

The camera is meant to be strapped to a jerboa, but the big ears in the bottom of the frame stay perfectly still while the animal runs. The tunnel walls look smooth and evenly lit, with no real camera noise or shake. The jerboas inside the burrow move stiffly and their shapes blur into each other.

How we know

• The creator says so: YouTube 'Made with AI' label, set by the uploader WildEye Cam

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How to check something like this yourself

1. Find the first upload. Take a screenshot of a clear frame and run it through a reverse image search, or search a few words describing the clip with the name of the platform. Look for the earliest copy and read its caption.
2. Pause it, again and again. AI video tends to go wrong between frames: objects change shape, people merge, writing swims.
3. Check the length and the sound. Very short clips with stock-sounding audio, or no natural sound at all, deserve a closer look.
4. Look for a fact-check. Search the main claim with the words “fact check”. Anything widely shared has usually been looked at.

Full guide: How to spot an AI video.

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