Recently, a video has been circulated on social media with the claim that it shows a scene of thousands of people protesting in Japan against the genocide in Gaza.

See posts circulated with this claim on Facebook here (archive) and here (archive).

See a post circulated with this claim on Instagram here (archive).

Fact-Check

The Rumor Scanner team’s investigation reveals that the video in question does not depict a protest in Japan against the genocide in Gaza; rather, it is a fake video created using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

An investigation into the video found no evidence of its existence in any credible media outlets or reliable sources. A close analysis of the video reveals visual inconsistencies in the people’s movements, gestures, and background details. These types of artifacts are characteristic of AI-generated content.

Furthermore, a closer look at the video reveals a watermark with the name ‘Veo’ and a label for AI-generated content in the bottom right corner. Research indicates that ‘Veo‘ is an advanced AI tool from Google capable of creating realistic 8-second videos from text prompts. The length of this video is also 8 seconds.

This confirms that the circulated video was created using artificial intelligence technology.

Conclusion

The video is not authentic footage of a protest but a digital creation made with an AI tool. Therefore, the claim that it shows a real event in Japan is false.