A white car hangs in a tangle of electric wires beside a flyover: real or AI?

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“A car was left dangerously suspended in a massive web of overhead electrical wires beneath a flyover.”

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AI-MADE

No car was ever stuck in those wires. The clip was made with AI.

How sure we areVery high

Based on 4 strong and 2 supporting pieces of evidence.

What we found

The video shows a white car caught in a tangle of overhead electric wires, hanging beside a flyover while people look on. In early October 2026 it was shared on X and other sites as a real accident in Delhi. It first appeared on 28 August 2026 on an Instagram account whose bio describes its owner as an AI creator, and that post said the visuals were made with AI. The fact-checkers NewsMeter, Newschecker and The Quint all searched for news or official reports of such an accident and found none. NewsMeter and Newschecker traced the clip back to the AI creator's post, and The Quint found that a still picture shared with it carried a hidden marker from Google's AI tools. When a dramatic accident has no news reports at all, look for the earliest copy: it often leads to the person who made it.

Key facts

Original source: Instagram account @bhau_mitra_mandal_parbhani, which says it makes AI videos ↗
First published: 28 August 2026, on Instagram
Earlier appearances: Not recorded
The claim you saw: “A car was left dangerously suspended in a massive web of overhead electrical wires beneath a flyover.” · not supported by the evidence
Signs of AI: Yes. Shown below, but not what decided it

The evidence, strongest first

Strong Decides the answer

Published fact-checkNewsMeter, 6 October 2026↗Published fact-checkNewschecker, 6 October 2026↗Published fact-checkThe Quint WebQoof, 7 October 2026↗Earliest copy is from a self-described AI creatorNewsMeter and Newschecker traced the clip to an Instagram post of 28 August 2026 that said the visuals were made with AI; the account posts other AI videos.↗

Supporting Points the same way

No news or official reportsNewsMeter, Newschecker and The Quint found no credible report of such an accident in Delhi.↗Google SynthID marker on a still picture shared with the clipThe Quint reports a SynthID check showed the companion image was made or altered with Google's AI tools.↗

Weak Shown, not relied on

Detector scoresHive Moderation rated the video 99.8 to 99.9 per cent likely to be AI-made, according to the fact-checkers.

How it looksWriting on the hoardings in the background is distorted, and some of the people watching are misshapen. A heavy car stays held up by a loose web of thin wires.

Detector scores are often wrong, so they never decide a verdict here.

What we couldn’t establish

Which AI tool made the video, and how many views the X post had. If you know more, tell us.

Bottom line

The clip was first posted by an AI creator who said it was made with AI, and no such accident was reported.

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