Credit: Screenshot: @peladodelatvOf course, other AI videos of Punch the monkey are more obvious. When the tiny macaque first went viral, people started creating AI videos of Punch taking his revenge on the monkeys who wronged him. How to spot viral AI videos of Punch the monkeyMashable has an entire guide to identifying AI videos, as well as tips for spotting viral AI videos, in particular. Many AI viral videos come from slop accounts that post AI videos en masse. For now, I'll leave you with these adorable, and almost definitely real, viral videos:

Source: Punch February 28, 2026 12:00 UTC