Fact Check: Is the video of federal agents standing next to 1000 bottles of baby oil at Diddy's house real? Viral video debunked

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken into federal custody on September 16 from Park Hyatt Hotel, New York City, on the charges of racketeering conspiracy, s*x trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution, as mentioned in a grand jury indictment. The day after, he appeared at a federal court in Manhattan where he was denied bail for being a “serious flight risk,” but went on to plead “not guilty.”

In the wake of his arrest and arraignment, reports emerged that federal agents found over a thousand bottles of baby oil among other things at Diddy’s residences in Miami and Los Angeles when they were raided in March 2024. Amid the revelation, a video that showed uniformed bureau agents standing next to a ransacked room full of baby oil bottles was shared by X user Sir Maejor (@SirMaejorATL) on September 18.

“Federal Agents took 1,000 Bottles of Baby Oil from Diddy’s House #Diddy #SeanCombs #BabyOil," the caption of the 5-second clip read.

However, the now-viral video has turned out to be fake. As per the readers’ context provided below Sir Maejor’s post, the footage is AI-generated.

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The video of federal agents standing next to 100 bottles of baby oil at Diddy’s house is not real

On Wednesday, a short video circulated online that appeared to show four federal officers dressed in black standing at the door of what seemed to be a huge and lavish bathroom, next to several bottles of baby oil. It was originally posted by social media influencer Sir Maejor on X, whose bio reads, “Outreach, Reporter, Constitutionalist, Lobbyist, Politics, Actor from @AHSFX, Disruptor, BLM Activist Targeted by the FBI.”

The clip, which Sir Maejor claimed was part of the FBI’s raid at Diddy’s homes earlier this year, went on to garner severe traction online and earned over 57,000 reactions, 3,100 comments, and more than 16,000 reposts, at the time of writing this article. Notably, the footage has turned out to be fabricated and unfounded, seemingly meant for the purpose of vitality.

It was computer-generated as evident from its quality, which appeared to be grainy and hazy. Moreover, the X user who first shared it did not provide any authentic or official source for the video, further making it unreliable. In fact, the post’s community notes also noted that it was created by artificial intelligence and provided a link to a FoolProofMe website article titled, “How to Recognize AI-Generated Images and Videos (Artificial Intelligence).”

No major media outlets or the federal organizations involved in Diddy’s ongoing case have also released such a video.

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In brief, exploring the federal raid findings at Diddy’s house

Earlier this week, Sean Combs was arrested based on a grand jury indictment, the details of which were unsealed on September 17. The 14-page indictment slammed Diddy with three felony counts of racketeering conspiracy, s*x trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The court documents further revealed the findings from the federal raids at Diddy’s residences in Miami and Los Angeles that happened in March 2024, as part of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) into the assault, abuse, and trafficking allegations mentioned in multiple lawsuits against him.

Authorities discovered “narcotics, more than 1000 bottles of baby oil, and lubricant which were part of “freak off supplies.” The indictment described “Freak Offs” as “elaborate s*x performances” which the prosecutors during Tuesday’s court hearing claimed involved female victims who were forced, threatened, and coerced “to engage in extended s*x acts with male commercial s*x workers.”

The indictment also mentioned that federal agents seized “controlled substances… extra linens and lightings” from the Bad Boy Records owner’s houses, alongside “firearms and ammunition including three AR-15s (rifles) with defaced serial numbers.”

Sean Combs has continued to maintain a “not guilty” plea with his chief attorney Marc Agnifilo going on record to say he would “fight like h*ll” to free his client from federal custody.