A rumor circulated online in August 2025 claiming an orca — also known as a killer whale — fatally attacked a marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe in front of a crowd. According to the story, Radcliffe was living out her childhood dreams training killer whales.

The fake video clip gained popularity because there have been multiple confirmed incidents of orcas hurting or killing their trainers in captivity. These tragedies have been extensively chronicled and remembered in documentaries like Blackfish. Some well-known orca attacks that happened are listed below:

A viral video falsely claimed that a marine trainer named Jessica Radcliffe was killed by an orca during a live show. Fact-checking investigations rev