New Delhi, July 10 -- An elderly couple in Malaysia travelled over 300 km from Kuala Lumpur to Perak to visit a cable car ride they saw in a viral video. However, what they did not realise was that it was fake and created using artificial intelligence (AI).

A hotel worker in Gerik, Perak, shared the story online, saying the couple genuinely believed the ride in Kuak Hulu existed. The woman explained they had made the long journey just for the cable car.

"They came to check into the hotel and asked if I had ridden the cable car at Kuak Hulu. I thought they were just kidding," Singaporean daily The Straits Times quoted the worker as saying.

The video, originally posted on TikTok by kazam_zam, was nearly three minutes long and showed a fa...