As GTA 6 fans yearn for Rockstar to release a new trailer and gameplay info, a new “leak” has been going viral, leaving some players convinced it’s real.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is slated to finally release on November 19, 2026, with a big marketing push set to kick off in the summer.
While Rockstar has released two trailers and some promotional images so far, fans are still eagerly awaiting official news about gameplay features – many of which have been confirmed through accurate leaks.
Although legitimate leaks are scarce, there is no shortage of fake clips made with AI and other tools – and one has been blowing up the internet by showing alleged gameplay and menu screens. The only problem? It’s not real, either.
Fake GTA 6 gameplay leak goes viral
Footage claiming to show GTA VI in action emerged in February across social media. The short clip, which is filmed on a TV, shows one of the game’s protagonists, Jason, walking into his house before swapping to Lucia, prompting a GTA V-style aerial character switching sequence.
The clip also shows a would-be menu screen along with a map of Vice City and the state of Leonida.
Many users called out the footage as being fake, but some were convinced it was actually a real video of the long-awaited game.
“AI can’t do this. The icons on the side of the map and around the map. Kept up with the map design on different views and character looks. Yeah looks real,” one fan remarked.
“It’s real. If it were AI, the text would be gibberish. The whole map and vibe fit Vice City, too,” someone else chimed in.
However, as others noted, there are some giveaways that it’s fake. For one, the menu screen and “gameplay” use screenshots and videos taken from the trailers and official screenshots.
On the bottom of the map, the text reads “poin of interest” instead of “point of interest” – another giveaway that it’s just not real.
Still, that didn’t stop the “leak” from amassing over 500K views on one upload alone, with countless other reposts being shared across the internet.
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