Does a video show two towers crashing into each other during the Venezuela earthquakes on June 24, 2026? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined that the video was 98.6% "likely to be AI-generated" and appears to be a 3D physics simulation or computer-generated imagery (CGI) effect. In addition, the exaggerated physics of the two buildings leaning into each other and the uniform way they shatter and collapse are characteristics of AI generation or CGI.
The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here) by the @SilentlySirs account on X on June 25, 2026. It read:
An earthquake that lasted only a few seconds caused devastation in Venezuela.
Oh God,
how terrifying the Day of Judgment will be.
This is what a screenshot from the video included in the post looked like:
(Image source: post by @SilentlySirs on X.)
The video is embedded below:
An earthquake that lasted only a few seconds caused devastation in Venezuela.
-- SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) June 25, 2026
Oh God,
how terrifying the Day of Judgment will be. pic.twitter.com/mGzzQfMiG2
The Hive Moderation AI-Generated Content Detection tool concluded that the video was 98.6% "likely to be AI-generated":
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
AI indicators
- A close look at the video reveals signs that it was generated using AI.
- The buildings bend unnaturally. Real skyscrapers made of steel and concrete do not flex like rubber before collapsing.
- The collapse does not look real. The towers appear to break apart in an unrealistic way instead of collapsing from structural failures.
- The debris looks fake. The buildings turn into small, similar-looking pieces instead of producing large chunks of concrete and twisted metal.
- The dust cloud hides details. The dust appears to cover up parts of the collapse where realistic debris would be visible.
- The surroundings do not react. Cars and the nearby area do not react to the massive collapse happening nearby.
- The effects look computer-generated. The movement of the buildings, debris, and dust is more consistent with CGI or AI-generated video than real footage.
Earthquakes
On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes (archived here) struck off Venezuela's Caribbean coast shortly after 6 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the first quake as magnitude 7.2. About a minute later, a stronger magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck nearby. The two quakes were among the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than 100 years. By June 26, 2026, the death toll had topped 900 people, with tens of thousands reported missing.
