A purported CCTV video is circulating widely on social media, showing what appears to be a mortuary where several bodies covered with white sheets are lying on stretchers. In the video, two of the bodies suddenly sit up, and moments later the stretchers begin moving back and forth on their own. Social media users are claiming that this is genuine CCTV footage from the mortuary of Delhi AIIMS.
Viral Claim
While sharing the video on X, one user wrote: ‘Footage from the mortuary of Delhi AIIMS.. People are calling it AI, while some are citing a real incident.. I am also confused as to how this can happen.. the bed, the white sheet and the feat that followed.’
On Facebook, a user named Haidar Pasha shared the same video with the caption: ‘Your soul will tremble! This terrifying scene from the Delhi AIIMS mortuary will leave you stunned! This video, which is going viral on social media claiming to be from Delhi AIIMS, has shocked everyone. What happened inside the mortuary in the dead of night was allegedly captured on camera. This video serves as a warning that there are many forces in this world that even science has not been able to explain. Our appeal: Watch this video not just to be frightened, but to learn from it. Avoid going out alone in deserted places at night, and especially do not let the women and daughters of your family go out alone. We do not know how much truth there is to the claim that this video is from Delhi AIIMS.
Another Facebook user also shared the clip with the text: ‘The chilling truth about the Delhi AIIMS mortuary! Do ghosts really exist?’
Fact Check
Times Headline investigated the viral claim and found it to be false. The circulating clip is not authentic CCTV footage from the Delhi AIIMS mortuary. Instead, it is an AI-generated video created using artificial intelligence.
As part of the verification process, the video was first examined frame by frame. Several visual inconsistencies commonly associated with AI-generated content were identified. For instance, the body positioned in the middle abruptly changes direction during the sequence, while inconsistencies in shadows and movement can also be observed.
The video frame also displays the camera label “CAM 2 MORGUE ROOM”, giving the impression that it is genuine CCTV footage. However, authentic CCTV recordings generally include both a camera ID and an on-screen date and time stamp. The complete absence of a timestamp in this video raises serious questions about its authenticity and makes independent verification impossible.
The video was then analyzed using AI detection tools Deepfake-o-meter and Detectvideo.ai. Both platforms indicated that the footage was generated using artificial intelligence. The AVSRDD (2025) model on Deepfake-o-meter assessed the video as 99.9% AI-generated. Meanwhile, Detectvideo.ai reported the following results: Face Signals – 52%, Motion Signals – 91%, Texture Signals – 68%, Source Signals – 78%, and Compression Signals – 65%, all of which are consistent with AI-generated media.
To further verify the claim, Times Headline searched Google using keywords such as “Delhi AIIMS mortuary bodies moving viral video.” No reports from any credible news organization were found regarding such an incident. Had anything of this nature actually occurred at one of India’s premier medical institutions, it would almost certainly have received widespread media coverage.
For a more detailed technical assessment, Times Headline also consulted AI expert Kumar Aniket, who conducted a frame-by-frame analysis of the video.
According to the expert, the movement of the bodies—including the way they rise, sit, and bend—does not resemble natural human motion. The behavior of the white sheets covering the bodies is also inconsistent with real-world physics, as the fabric fails to respond naturally to the underlying body structure and instead moves in an unnaturally smooth manner.
The analysis further identified subtle distortions around the edges of the bodies and sheets in several frames. The shapes of objects change slightly during movement, and their outlines fail to remain stable throughout the video. According to the expert, these kinds of visual artifacts are commonly found in AI-generated videos.
Conclusion
The investigation by Times Headline confirms that the viral video claiming to show bodies moving inside the Delhi AIIMS mortuary is not authentic. Technical analysis, AI detection tools, and expert evaluation all indicate that the footage was created using artificial intelligence. Therefore, the claim that the video depicts a real incident at Delhi AIIMS is false and misleading.