Rolling: Video allegedly shows “a flock of flamingos flying over a lake in Maharlu, Shiraz” in southwest Iran.
However, this claim is incorrect.
the truth: These scenes are not real, because they are located in Bartificial intelligence. #FactCheck
“An-Nahar” checked for you
The aerial scenes are captivating, during which flamingos appear to fly in beautiful harmony over a pink lake. It was published by official Iranian accounts during the past few hours with a comment: “The moment of departure from the pink Lake Maharlu in Shiraz.”
The moment of takeoff from the pink lake of Maharloo, Shiraz (slow motion) pic.twitter.com/Cj3GQNAAJB
— IRI Embassy in Armenia (@iraninyerevan) June 9, 2026
A screenshot of the video circulating the false allegations (X)
Video truth
But the belief that these scenes are real is a misconception.
Searching for the clip, by dividing it into still images (Invid), leads us to it, which was first published in @behzad_alibeigi account On Instagram, on October 26, 2025, with a comment (translated from Persian): “The most beautiful picture you can see of flamingos and Lake Maharlu in Shiraz is this, in my opinion. The moment they emerge from the pink lake in Maharlu, Shiraz, in slow motion. What do you think?”
Explaining what the clip was, he added: “Well, since I couldn’t film these scenes, I decided to create them using artificial intelligence.”
A screenshot from the video posted on the Instagram account @behzad_alibeigi, on October 26, 2025.
Translation into English of the @behzad_alibeigi account comment with the video
The result of examining the video was on sites specialized in detecting counterfeiting, such as: Hive Moderation andTruthScan andaivideodetector andaiornotIt is likely created by artificial intelligence at a rate of 99%, according to the second site.
The result of video examination on sites specialized in counterfeit detection
Our final evaluation: So, that is not true “A flock of flamingos flew like this over a lake in Maharlu, Shiraz,” according to what is seen in the video. In fact, these scenes are not real, because they are created by artificial intelligence. It was published with this description by the @behzad_alibeigi account on Instagram, on October 26, 2025.
