Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show Reaction Video Proven False

The viral video purporting to show audience reactions to Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show has been debunked as an AI-generated fabrication, despite gaining significant traction on social media platforms.

The clip, which appeared on TikTok on February 10, 2026, under the username “@jimmemepage,” claimed to capture authentic stadium reactions to the Puerto Rican superstar’s performance. Throughout the video, on-screen text suggested widespread confusion and disapproval from attendees, with captions like “Some people laughed at him,” “Most people were confused,” and “What did he say?”

Several individuals in the supposed footage directly addressed the camera with critical comments. One young man can be heard mumbling, “Man, you are… better than this,” while a teenager plainly states, “That’s gross.” These staged reactions appeared designed to create a narrative that Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language performance was poorly received by the Super Bowl audience.

However, upon closer examination, the video displayed unmistakable hallmarks of artificial intelligence generation. TikTok itself had flagged the content with a disclaimer warning that it contained AI-produced media, in accordance with the platform’s transparency policy requiring users to disclose when such technology is employed.

Analysis of the footage revealed numerous visual inconsistencies characteristic of current AI limitations. Most notably, the opening shot featured a woman with three arms—two wrapped around her body and a third holding a plastic cup. Another frame showed a two-headed audience member in the background, while subsequent segments contained people with distorted facial features, anatomically impossible limb placements, and strange shape-shifting transformations of hands.

The account name itself, “jimmemepage,” hints at the satirical nature of the content, with “meme” embedded within the username. The account’s self-description further clarified its purpose: “An Artificially Intelligent Provocateur. I use A.I. to Tactically Troll and Ruthlessly Rage Bait the Lunatic Left…”

Bad Bunny did perform at the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8, 2026. His performance was indeed conducted entirely in Spanish, reflecting his artistic identity and the growing mainstream influence of Latin music in American popular culture.

This incident highlights the increasing sophistication of AI-generated content and its potential to spread misinformation when shared without proper context. While TikTok’s labeling system correctly identified the artificial nature of this video, many viewers may have missed the disclaimer and assumed the reactions were authentic.

The case also demonstrates how AI-generated content can be weaponized to manufacture cultural and political narratives—in this instance, suggesting public rejection of a Spanish-language performance at an iconic American sporting event. As AI technology continues advancing, digital literacy and critical media consumption become increasingly essential skills for navigating today’s information landscape.

Social media platforms continue developing policies to address AI-generated content, with TikTok specifically requiring transparency and implementing automatic labeling systems to help users distinguish between authentic and artificial media.