Killer Whale: Is the story of Jessica Radcliffe, now going viral on TikTok, actually true?
A video recently stirred up a storm online, claiming that a trainer named Jessica Radcliffe was killed by an orca right in front of a live audience. The clip spread quickly across TikTok and other social platforms — but just a few days later, it turned out to be pure fiction.
According to E!, there are no official records of a woman by that name, nor is there any mention of such a tragedy in news archives. Experts concluded that the so-called “sensation” was AI-generated, using synthetic voices and old footage edited together to look like a real recording.
The video alleged that the incident happened at Pacific Blue Marine Park and even threw in a “dramatic” detail — that the orca was supposedly drawn by the scent of menstrual blood. Specialists note that such lurid elements are often added to fake stories to provoke a stronger emotional reaction from viewers.
