Tempo Co., Ltd., jakarta – Two videos showing the rescue of a Sumatran tiger and an elephant by members of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) during floods in Sumatra have gone viral online. TikTok [archive], facebookand Instagram In the second week of December 2025.
In the first post, two TNI personnel are seen carrying a tiger cub in a flood-affected area. The second video shows an elephant rescuing a Sumatran tiger from a strong river current. The stories in both posts claim that the incident occurred during the Sumatra floods in late November 2025.
But is the footage of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) rescuing tigers and elephants from the Sumatra disaster real?
fact check
tempo We verified the videos through visual inspection, scanning using an artificial intelligence (AI) content detection application, and comparing the narrative with information from trusted sources. The results showed that the video was artificially generated.
Claim 1: TNI saved the Sumatran tiger.
The first video shows two TNI members wearing camouflage uniforms holding a Sumatran tiger cub. Manual analysis revealed irregularities.
The first obvious anomaly is that the face of one of the TNI members is blurred. When he screams, the movements of his mouth do not match the words he utters.
On the other hand, images of tigers appear to have only three legs and no tail. This type of discrepancy is often seen in videos created by AI-based imitation machines.
Testing with AI detection app hive moderation The probability of AI being used was 99.9%. Similarly, Illuminati AI detection results showed that the probability of AI being used was 22.09 percent.
Claim 2: Elephants save tigers during flooding in Sumatra
The second video shows irregularities in some sections of the content. The stripes on a tiger's fur often blur or disappear when the animal moves.
The Hive Moderation detection tool found that there was a 93.7% chance that the visual was generated by AI. Zhuque's detection found that the probability that a video contains AI elements is 32.32%. on the other hand, Was it AI? It was ultimately determined that the video was generated by AI.
Sumatra flood disaster
According to tempo According to the report, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) Director-General Tuk Faisal Fatani said that due to weather anomalies, Tropical Cyclone Senyar caused flooding in Sumatra in late November 2025.
According to Sumatra Tropical Forest Conservation Action (TFCA-Sumatra) According to the website, the devastating floods and landslides that hit Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra did not only cause casualties and infrastructure damage. It also affected the habitat of Sumatra's main wildlife (elephants, tigers, rhinos, and orangutans), which depend on the destroyed forest network. Surprisingly, reports of group encounters between animals and humans have been relatively minimal to date.
There may be several reasons. First, some animals may have died in situ by fallen trees, landslides, or strong floods, so there is no visible “migration” cycle to human-inhabited areas. Second, many animals have relocated to relatively safer remaining parts of their habitat, areas that are difficult for humans and rescue teams to access, so field observations have not yet encountered them.
Third, some populations may be fragmented and isolated, making detection more difficult. They may sneak into dense vegetation, caves, corners of valleys, or small islands of surviving forest. Fourth, initial data tend to be minimal and not representative of the true ecological situation, as systematic wildlife surveys are not prioritized due to limited access and emphasis on humanitarian responses.
conclusion
tempoThe study concluded that the theory that Indonesian soldiers and elephants saved the Sumatran tiger is false. error. The video was created using AI.
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