‘Cruel Hoax’: AI-Generated Image Falsely Linked to Vaal Taxi Crash Victims

Department: Stop spreading AI-generated pics of Vanderbijlpark crash

Widely-circulated images of a tribute to the group of learners who died in a school transport minibus crash in Vanderbijlpark have been classified as AI-generated by the Gauteng Department of Education.  The public has been cautioned against sharing it on their social media platforms. On Monday, 19 January, the driver of the scholar taxi collided with a truck on the Fred Droste Road (R553) near Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng. The incident took place …

‘Cruel Hoax’: AI-generated image falsely linked to Vaal taxi crash victims

A viral picture of smiling schoolkids in uniform, complete with doves, crosses and “RIP” signs and shared as the victims of the deadly Vaal taxi crash, has been branded a cruel AI-made fake by the Gauteng education department.

Heartbreaking video shows only survivor of Vaal school crash speaking

A viral video showed the only survivor of the Vaal school crash speaking from an ambulance as 14 children lost their lives and investigations began.

‘It’s fake’ | Gauteng Education slams viral image of Vaal crash victims

‘It’s fake’ | Gauteng Education slams viral image of Vaal crash victims Zandile.Khumalo Tue, 01/20/2026 - 12:02 JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Department of Education has slammed online users sharing a fake AI image purported to be of the victims of the Vanderbijlpark crash.The image, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows 11 children with the message: “In loving memory of 13 learners who died in the taxi crash in Vanderbijlpark, S…