Those Viral Posts About the Brave Kidnapped Dogs Escaping and Finding Their Homes Together Are Fake, You Gullible Buffoons

A viral video showed several dogs stranded beside a busy roadway in China.

Users on X and a Reddit post claimed seven dogs stolen for a dog-meat shop walked home about ten miles (around 17 km) in two days, led by a corgi; the Reddit post said the video was filmed along a busy highway in Changchun, Jilian Province.

X’s AI chatbot Grok echoed the story, asserting the dogs were stolen for the dog meat trade and walked ten miles home over two days.

Chinese state media, reported by CNN, debunked the journey-home claim and said villagers a few miles away owned the dogs.

The article notes that generative AI is amplifying such narratives online.