Is the video of a diver jumping into the water wearing a spiked shark-proof suit real? No, it’s not. There are several signs that this video is AI, including the missing oxygen tank for the diver and the shark chewing on a metal spike without being injured. Furthermore, the AI detection tool concluded that the video was likely generated by AI. The concept of shark-proof spiked suits is a fast-growing trend.
The claim appeared in a video uploaded to the Instagram account @seaofterrors on May 27, 2026 (archived here). Opened:
🦈💀 POV: Put on your spiked suit and jump into the shark frenzy 😱🌊
A still image of the video looks like this:
Image source: Posted by @seaofterrors on Instagram.
Hive Moderation AI Generated Content Detection Tool They concluded that the video was 99.5% “likely.” [a] AI-generated video”, this screenshot is:
Image source: Hive Moderation.
There are some signs of AI in the video. The suit seems to be made of metal, so it doesn’t sink quickly even if it gets into the water. There is no visible oxygen tank on the person in the suit, and there is no reliable source for the video. As this screenshot shows, even if the shark attacks the suit and bites the metal spikes, there will be no injuries and no bleeding at all.
Image source: Posted by @seaofterrors on Instagram.
The anti-shark spike suit (archive here), also known as the “cactus suit,” has become a trending viral video (archive here) in which someone wearing the same style of suit jumps into water and survives a shark attack without injury to themselves or the shark.
