Does a real video show a man rescuing a dog that fell onto the tracks of an arriving subway train? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It was first published on YouTube in January 2026, by an account called ChexyAI. The account tagline says, "It's all a joke." The video does not carry a disclaimer, but several glitches point to it being AI-generated. The man is holding a white bag as he jumps off the platform to save the dog -- but after he lands on top of the dog, the bag is never seen again.
The video (archived here) was reposted on X by @Treymoon_ on March 17, 2026. It was captioned:
A man risked his life to save his dog🙆😭😳 OMG!!!
This is a screenshot from the video:
(Image source: post by @Treymoon_ on X.)
Lead Stories searched YouTube for the phrase, "man saves dog who fell on subway tracks". The results uncovered an earlier copy of the video as well as many other examples of AI-generated videos copying this theme. The short video (archived here) published on Jan. 28, 2026, by @ChexyAI is captioned:
Guy Save Dog From Subway Train
The account's tagline, visible in the screenshot below, reads: 'It's all a joke.'
(Image source: @ChexyAI on YouTube, highlighted by Lead Stories.)
The screenshots below show a glitch typical of AI-generated content. The white bag the man was carrying vanished after he landed on the dog.
(Image source: post by @ChexyAI on YouTube.)
A montage of screenshots below shows similar AI-generated videos found with the YouTube search for "man saves dog who fell on subway tracks."
(Image source: Lead Stories montage of YouTube screenshots.)
