Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
Lead Stories says: AI Generated Does a viral video show Real Madrid soccer star Federico Valverde being released from the hospital after his altercation with his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni? No, that's not true: An online AI detector suggested that the viral video was generated by AI, with an unlikely detail in the video pointing to it being fake. There are no legitimate news reports of a video showing Valverde leaving the hospital and a person with him attacking the camera person.
The claim appeared in a video posted to TikTok account @wild. stor1ies on May 7, 2026 (archived here and here ). It opened with a caption in Spanish.
According to Google Translate, the caption in English read: Breaking News 🚨🚨 Exclusive footage of Valverde being transported to the hospital This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing: Image source: post by @wild. stor! es onTikTok.
The @wild. stor1es account that posted the video has only posted four videos at the time of the publication of this story on May 8, 2026. All four appear to be fake videos of Valverde and Tchouaméni.
The viral video in this fact check appears to be AI generated. The online detection tool AI Video Detector found the video had a high probability of AI manipulation, with a risk score of 76/100 that it was AI generated, as this screenshot shows: Image source: AIvideodetector. org.