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“Videos showing visuals of fireworks at Tokyo Olympics inaugural ceremony”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Jul 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

These videos have nothing to do with the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. While the first video shows fireworks organised on New Year’s Eve on 31 December 2020 in Taiwan, the other video actually shows a simulated version of fireworks but not real fireworks

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2021. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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