“Video of floodwaters surging into a city of China.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Video in the post shows tsunami waves surging into the Ishinomaki city of Japan, during 2011. This video was shot by an employee of ‘Ishinomaki gas Corporation Limited’ while staying on the rooftop of his company.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/utah3
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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