“The viral video shows China’s recent maglev train test conducted in December 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is not from China. It shows a 500 km/h maglev train test conducted in Japan in November 2024, much before China’s maglev test carried out a year later in December 2025.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 December 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DSxTNePEo54/
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