AI-generated video misrepresents Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's altercation in Sri Lanka
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 23, 2026, 6:40 AM
Last updated Jun 23, 2026
An AI-generated video circulated on social media falsely depicts Indian cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lifting a Sri Lankan player during a June 15 match. The footage has visible errors and was created using the Seedance video-generation model, according to its creator. The actual incident involved Sooryavanshi shoving Sri Lanka's Vishen Halambage after a verbal exchange. There are no reports of punches being thrown. The controversy around the video has raised concerns about the spreading of manipulated content in sports media.
- •The incident occurred on June 15 during a match between India A and Sri Lanka A.
- •Sooryavanshi had a heated exchange with Sri Lankan player Vishen Halambage.
- •The AI-generated video shows a fictional escalation of events lacking factual basis.
- •Analysis confirmed the video was synthetic, with evident visual errors.
- •The original confrontation was captured by The Times of India.
- 6:40 AMYahoo Sports — Video of India's Sooryavanshi scrapping with Sri Lanka's cricketers is AI creation
"India's teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a heated on-field exchange with a Sri Lankan player during a match on June 15, but footage circulating on social media purportedly showing him lifting his opponent off the ground is AI-generated. The video contains visual errors indicative of synthetic content, and the person who created the original video told AFP he made it using the Seedance video-generation model.
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