Do these videos show alligators pecking at rotisserie chickens at Walmart stores in Florida?

Claim:

Three similar videos shared online in January 2026 realistically showed an alligator stealing rotisserie chicken from a Walmart store in Florida.

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In January 2026, even a little three video (archived, archived, archived) An alligator allegedly stealing rotisserie chicken from a Walmart store in Florida has gone viral online.

The clip, which appeared to be a news report, included other footage of what appeared to be a reptilian thief with a rotisserie chicken in its jaws. One version of the video appeared as follows: Continue On the Facebook page “Extreme Living”.

The caption read, “Tonight only in Florida, an alligator casually walked into Walmart, grabbed a rotisserie chicken, and ate it right in the store.”

The video was also circulated Instagram (archived) and blue sky (archived), while Snopes readers contacted us asking if the videos and stories were authentic.

In short, these three video of crocodile reportedly theft The rotisserie chicken at the Walmart store was fake. The “About” page of the “Extreme Living” Facebook account that posted all three Read: “Hello, everyone! Welcome to Extreme Living, where we have content for everyone.” Its header image read, “America’s Favorite AI Video.”

Consistent with the page’s own statement that it uses artificial intelligence (AI) software to create its content, all three clips of the alligator allegedly stealing a rotisserie chicken showed clear signs of the use of AI.

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Extreme Living videos claimed alligators stole rotisserie chickens in Ocala, St. Petersburg, and Wesley Chapel, all in Florida. asA Google search (archive) did not reveal any reliable reports of such an incident occurring at a Walmart in Florida.

Additionally, all three clips showed clear signs of AI use.

(Facebook user Extreme Living/Snopes Illustration)

Extreme Living used OpenAI’s generative AI model, Sora, to generate at least one alligator video. Sora’s watermark, which the tool adds to content created on the platform, appeared at two points within a single clip.

Two additional videos had garbled text issues. One photo showed “7 Lews” written on the “Reporter” microphone and the jacket logo, while another photo showed some illegible letters before the word “Cast” on the microphone. In the video, a sign inside a Walmart reads “Róehead” (possibly a garbled version of “Reduced”), and the “Róehead” sign shows what appears to be an “A” instead of a price.

Garbled text, such as misspelled words or the use of symbols that are not letters, are typical signs of the use of AI in images and videos.

The 7 Lews report also shows a newsreader with crooked fingers, another typical indicator of the AI ​​generation.

To read more, Snopes regularly examines and debunks AI-generated content.

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