Partially AI-Generated Video Casts Doubt on Chinese's Paraglider's 8,598m 'Cloud Suck' Ordeal

A Chinese paraglider came close to breaking a record and almost dying when he was carried more than 8,000 meters above sea level by an updraft. He managed to survive the flight at an altitude where the temperature drops well below freezing. His feat earned him internet fame, but also a six-month ban on paragliding because he failed to report his flight route in advance.

Paraglider video out of China likely doctored with AI, experts say

The ABC was among hundreds of media outlets which reported on the incredible footage. Experts say the video was at least partially manipulated by artificial intelligence.

China paraglider’s thundercloud survival claim featured likely AI-faked video

A US digital security firm consulted by Reuters news agency noted several inconsistencies in the video, including how the male paraglider's helmet was pictured white at first, then black.

A Paraglider Got Caught in a 'Cloud Suck' and Nearly Froze to Death Miles Above the Earth: Watch the Terrifying Viral Footage

Peng Yujiang, 55, had a camera attached to his glider that captured the near-fatal ordeal on Saturday, May 24NEED TO KNOWA paraglider in China was swept 27,800 feet above the earth when he got caught in a rare updraft Now-viral footage of the incident shows Peng Yujiang, 55, flying through the air while coated in frost and icePeng, who was somehow largely unharmed, survived temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees, as well as low levels of oxygen…

A completely refrigerated paraglider, accidentally drawn by a cloud, was found at an altitude of 8,500 metres. History is confirmed by official sources, but some images are false. These are content generated by artificial intelligence. According to the Chinese media, it would have broken the world record of the highest paragliding flight. This is incorrect, as the pilot confirmed that he had lost consciousness in full flight. His exploit is ther…

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang was lucky to make it back to earth after surviving a powerful updraft that suddenly lifted him into the upper atmosphere over the Qilian Mountains in China's Gansu province on Saturday, state media reported. According to China Central Television (CCTV) reports, Peng soared to 8,598 meters (about 28,208 feet) without oxygen. “I had just bought a secondhand paragliding harness and wanted to t…