Did a widely-shared video show authentic footage of real bunnies hopping on a back-yard trampoline at night? No, that's not true: The clip in question was the product of AI. One of the bunnies disappears over the course of the video, while another changes shape -- visual glitches that are often indicative of AI-generated video.
The video appeared in a July 27, 2025, post on TikTok (archived here), with the caption:
Just checked the home security cam and... I think we've got guest performers out back! @Ring #bunny #ringdoorbell #ring #bunnies #trampoline
The video garnered more than 57 million views in just one day, and was reposted on other platforms, including X (archived here).
It can be watched below:
@rachelthecatlovers Just checked the home security cam and... I think we've got guest performers out back! @Ring #bunny #ringdoorbell #ring #bunnies #trampoline ♬ Bounce When She Walk - Ohboyprince
In reality, that was not authentic home security footage, and those were not real bunnies. The whole clip was AI-generated.
Two visual glitches demonstrate this.
Firstly, one of the bunnies simply disappears. At the outset, there are six bunnies on the trampoline:
(Image source: Screenshot of July 27, 2025, post by tiktok.com/@rachelthecatlovers)
At 00:05, the one furthest from the camera jumps up and simply merges into the one next to it, leaving only five bunnies on the trampoline by the end of the video:
(Image source: Screenshot of July 27, 2025, post by tiktok.com/@rachelthecatlovers)
Finally, the bunny that starts off third-farthest from the camera suddenly changes shape just before the end of the video:
(Image source: Lead Stories collage of screenshots from a July 27, 2025, post by tiktok.com/@rachelthecatlovers)
