Does a video show a real incident where a flight attendant pulls a blanket off a woman who says she has a baby, revealing a lynx on a plane? No, that's not true: The video is a skit created by online content creators. The social media account that originated the skit includes a disclaimer stating that the page's "videos are intended for entertainment purposes only."
The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here) by the @BigWave372 account on X on August 20, 2026. It read:
Go ahead, take off the blanket if you're sure.
This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like:
(Image source: post by @BigWave372 on X.)
The post is embedded below:
Go ahead, take off the blanket if you're sure. pic.twitter.com/pKEnhBQLKi
-- Bigwave 2.0 (@BigWave372) August 20, 2026
The 56-second clip comes from a more than four-minute video (archived here) of a comedy skit posted by The Gooch (archived here) on Facebook on December 16, 2021. The Gooch is a former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown. The post reads (Lead Stories highlighted the disclaimer in yellow):
Woman accused of breastfeeding Cat on Plane
A woman on a plane gets accused of breastfeeding a cat mid-flight by a curious male passenger.
Please be advised that this page's videos and live videos are intended for entertainment purposes only. The videos on this page include scripted dramas, satires, parodies, magic tricks, pre-recorded videos, and other forms of entertainment.
The full skit is embedded below:
The skit was the subject of a Rolling Stone article (archived here) published on December 21, 2021. Its headline and subheadline read:
Here's What's Really Going On With That Video of a Woman Breastfeeding a Cat
The internet is really loving its Karen content this holiday travel season
