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A post with hundreds of thousands of views on social media, including on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, incorrectly claims that a video is of a wave hitting Thailand in 2004, after the Indian Ocean tsunami. The video is actually from 2011 and shows a tsunami striking north-east Japan. 

The video is nearly a minute long, and at first shows a road with a number of cars turning around and driving out of frame. A wave gradually comes into shot, carrying with it a host of debris including cars and houses. 

The post on X says: “This security footage shows the moment the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit Khao Lak in Thailand. The disaster went on to claim the lives of an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.”

Screengrabs from the video are included in an article…

A video shared on Facebook claims to show the crowd at an annual college football match between different US military academies chanting “fuck Joe Biden”.

The Facebook post with the video, which has also been shared multiple times on X (formerly Twitter) states that the “entire stadium” was chanting the explicit slogan against the current US President.

However, the audio on the footage of the Army-Navy match on 9 December has been digitally altered. Spectators in this stadium were not filmed chanting “fuck Joe Biden”.

The original clip which was posted on X on 9 December 2023 by a reporter for the New England Sports Network shows the crowd jumping and singing along to “Tsunami”, an electronic dance music track by Dvbbs and Borgeous. 

The 2013 track has…

A video is circulating online with claims it shows executions carried out by Hamas. But it actually shows the horrific acts of Islamic State. 

In the video [WARNING: disturbing and graphic content], two figures can be seen throwing several people from the roof of a tall building, one by one. It has been shared on social media in recent days with the claim it shows actions by Hamas amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.

One post has the caption: “This is who all you university and college students and others are supporting. Hamas executes people by throwing them off a roof of a building.”

However, this video actually shows an execution by Islamic State in Iraq. 

Both the Mirror and MailOnline shared pictures [WARNING: disturbing and graphic content] in July…

India, who reached the finals after 10 unbeaten matches, lost the final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia by 6 wickets on November 19. India’s World Cup final loss has drawn a heavy backlash on social media platforms. Amid this, we came across one such video on X(Twitter), showing some people expressing their disappointment by thrashing the posters of the players of the Indian cricket team after India’s ODI World Cup 2023 final loss.

Video has been shared by..

Sharing this video on X(Twitter), a user named Daniel Alexander wrote: “Indians celebrating Australia’s World Cup win”

The video has garnered more than 1 lakh views on X(Twitter).

Another user named South Asian Journal also shared this video on X(Twitter) and wrote:  “Jaahil Log”.

Other users…

Amid the craze and trending posts on ICC World Cup 2023 which concluded on 19 November. A clipped video is going viral showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles leaving the Australian Cricket team captain, Pat Cummins alone on the stage with the trophy.

Viral video claiming disgraceful hosting by India

A Pakistani journalist with username @KazmiWajahat on X shared the clipped viral video with the caption, “India proved itself to be the most disgraceful host!” Several Pakistani users and other users on X, have also shared the clipped video with similar captions claiming that India proved to be the most disgraceful host at ICC World Cup 2023.

Fact Check

Dfrac’s team on investigation found the…