(CNN) -- A video clip spread on social media, claiming to show a cartoon figure of the new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at the funeral of his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike at the start of the war with Tehran.

The video garnered over 3 million views on various social media platforms, such as X, Facebook, and Instagram.

The circulating clip was accompanied by a misleading description: 'With a cartoon figure... Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba participates in the funeral ceremony of his father Khamenei.'

Screenshot of a Facebook post containing the circulating video

CNN Arabic's fact-check revealed that the video was created using generative AI techniques and does not show real scenes.

The clip contains indicators of its falsity, including the person holding the large cartoon figure in a way that defies logic.

Indicators of the falsity of the circulating video

Upon deeper investigation, we found one of the most-viewed versions, which was posted on platform X. At the bottom of the post, we noticed the phrase 'Made with Grok Imagine', meaning the clip was produced using the Grok AI model's image generation service.

Appearance of the phrase 'Made with Grok Imagine', indicating that the clip was produced using the Grok AI model's image generation service.

The examination results via Hive Moderation, a tool for verifying fake AI content, showed that the video was AI-generated with 89.4% probability.

Examination results via Hive Moderation Credit: Hive Moderation

The video's circulation coincided with uncertainty about the whereabouts of the new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country held funeral ceremonies for his father Ali Khamenei.

Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public and has remained in hiding since the war began in late February, communicating with his supporters only through written statements published by Iranian media and attributed to him. He has never shown his face or spoken.