Is a video that shows a diver jumping into the water in a spiked shark-proof suit authentic? No, that's not true: There are several signs the video is AI, including a missing oxygen tank for the diver and sharks biting the metal spikes without any injury. Additionally, an AI detection tool concluded that the video was likely AI-generated. The shark-proof spike suit concept is a viral trend.
The claim appeared in a video uploaded to Instagram account @seaofterrors on May 27, 2026 (archived here). It opened:
🦈💀 POV: You Jump Into a Shark Frenzy Wearing a Spike Suit 😱🌊
This is what a still from the video looked like:
(Image source: Post by @seaofterrors on Instagram.)
The Hive Moderation AI-Generated Content Detection tool concluded that the video was 99.5% "likely to be [a] AI-Generated Video," as this screenshot shows:
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
There are several signs of AI in the video. The suit appears to be made of metal and does not sink as soon as the person enters the water. There is no visible oxygen tank for the person in the suit, nor is there a credible source for the video. When the sharks attack the suit and bite on the metal spikes they are not injured and do not bleed at all, as this screenshot shows:
(Image source: post by @seaofterrors on Instagram.)
The shark-proof spike suit, also referred to as a "cactus suit" (archived here) is a viral video (archived here) trend depicting someone in the same style suit jumping into the water, getting attacked by sharks and surviving without any injuries to the person or sharks.
