It turns out the viral Tom Brady video from over the weekend is most likely fake.
On Sunday a video uploaded by Brady on social media shows the Bucs QB throwing a ball at a Jugs machine that went extremely viral because people were amazed by his accuracy.
Training camp starts this week. I’m looking forward to having some actual receivers again… pic.twitter.com/PDl1puHr46
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 25, 2021
Brady’s video caught the eye of Captain Disillusion, a CGI expert who makes a living exposing digital fakery on Youtube.
CD took to Twitter to make his case as to why the Brady video is fake after people kept tagging him.
I'm gonna explain why it's fake in the following 2 tweets, but then you have to promise to stop tagging me in this forever pleeease 🙏 https://t.co/ey1WOCvSq2
— Captain Disillusion (@CDisillusion) July 25, 2021
Note how the patch of the background behind/above the machine wobbles differently from the rest of the environment. It's hiding a person who was catching/throwing back the ball I guess. Also… pic.twitter.com/JhlCBQqwXH
— Captain Disillusion (@CDisillusion) July 25, 2021
Note how the patch of the background behind/above the machine wobbles differently from the rest of the environment. It's hiding a person who was catching/throwing back the ball I guess. Also… pic.twitter.com/JhlCBQqwXH
— Captain Disillusion (@CDisillusion) July 25, 2021
Update: Apparently the director of the Brady video thanked his CGI editor on Instagram.
For those curious whether the amazing @TomBrady video is real or fake… sadly it’s fake (but still incredible.)
The video’s director thanks his CGI team on Instagram.
Other ways to spot how it’s fake via a super interesting @CDisillusion thread pic.twitter.com/yUuhv1bIn2
— Wes Wilson (@weswilson4) July 26, 2021