Fake Video Claim

A video posted by @Zyon_Lewis_5 on X on Oct. 20, 2026 claims sexual assault by James Talarico in 2012 at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio.

“I was sexually assaulted by my language arts teacher James Talarico. It happened in 2012 at Rhodes Middle school in San Antonio”

AI-Generated Video

Hive Moderation tool says the videos are 99.1% and 99.8% likely AI-generated with synthetic voices and unnatural movements.

Zyon Lewis Response

Zyon Lewis says the video is not him and was created using AI from his Facebook posts.

“I've looked at it, and it's not me. The video is very much AI, very bad AI”

Talarico Teacher History

James Talarico taught English and Language Arts at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio from 2011 to 2013.

Lewis Denies Abuse

Zyon Lewis says Talarico never sexually abused him and was a great teacher in sixth grade.

“No, not at all. Not even close. He was he was my teacher in sixth grade. That would be 2011, 2012. But he was a great teacher. Never messed with me. Never was weird any kind of way towards me or any other student that I've ever seen”