Al-Marsad newspaper: A video clip spread on social media, which its publishers said documents a real octopus breaking into a parking garage in Qatar, climbing onto a car and destroying it, which caused confusion among followers.
Social media pioneers circulated a video clip showing a huge octopus entering a parking garage and attacking a white car, destroying it. The video received dozens of shares from several pages, with many believing it to be real while others confirmed that it was incorrect and fabricated.
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Agence France-Presse reported that, through research, it was verified that the video was posted on Reddit and a watermark appears on it called “Ghost3dee.” This watermark belongs to a digital artist residing in Qatar called Alexander, who specializes in digital designs and visual effects.
Social media users can see his works on his pages on Instagram, YouTube, and Tiktok, including the video of the octopus itself, which its publishers claimed was real.
The designer published the steps he followed to design an octopus, in addition to other scenes.
