A viral video (here, here, here, here and here) on social media shows large hailstones pelting a street, striking houses and cars. The clip claims some hailstones weighed as much as two quintals and that the incident took place either in Canada or in Kansas, U.S. Let’s investigate the truth behind this footage.
Claim: The viral video shows massive hailstones, weighing up to two quintals, falling on houses and cars in Canada/Kansas, U.S., in October 2025.
Fact: The video is AI-generated. TikTok labelled the same video as AI-generated content, and an AI detection tool, Hive, confirmed that it is 98.9% likely to be AI-generated. Additionally, no credible reports or news of such a hailstorm in Canada or Kansas were found. Hence, the claim is FALSE.
To find the truth, we closely examined the viral video and noticed several inconsistencies. Despite the claim of heavy hailstones weighing up to two quintals, none of the falling ice chunks caused visible damage to the cars or houses. The hailstones appeared to slip off surfaces unnaturally without leaving any dents or marks. These inconsistencies are typical signs of AI-generated videos.
To trace the origin of the video, we performed a reverse image search on Google, which led us to the same clip posted on a TikTok account named br_ai_ded. TikTok had labelled the video as AI-generated content. However, we could not confirm whether this account was the original source of the video.
To confirm whether the video was AI-generated, we analysed it using the AI detection tool Hive, which indicated a 98.9% likelihood that the content was AI-generated. This, along with other evidence, strongly suggests that the viral video is indeed AI-generated.
Additionally, we conducted a keyword search on Google to check if any recent incidents of heavy hailstorms occurred in Canada or Kansas. However, the search did not yield any relevant results.
To sum up, the viral video claiming to show a heavy hailstorm in the U.S. or Canada is AI-generated.
