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  • 2021-02-04 (xsd:date)
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  • This video shows computer generated imagery of flying trains created by a simulation platform (en)
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  • A video purporting to show trains flying over China has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The claim is false; the video in fact shows computer generated imagery created by a simulation platform. The four-minute video was published on Facebook on February 1, 2021. Flying and floating train in China, the capion reads. Amazing. A screenshot taken on February 3, 2021, of the misleading Facebook post. The video was widely shared on Facebook here , here and here , and also on Twitter and YouTube . The claim, however, is false. AFP ran a reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the video and found it in fact shows computer generated imagery. The footage was published on a verified YouTube channel called Dendi Komara Railfans ID on August 10, 2020. The YouTube video, which has more than 30 million views, has an Indonesian-language description that reads in part Nama Game: Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 and This video is made for entertainment purposes only. Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 is a train simulation platform. Below is a screenshot comparison of the YouTube video (L) and the misleading Facebook post (R): A screenshot comparison of the YouTube video (L) and the misleading Facebook post (R): AFP has previously debunked a false claim that the video shows a flying train in Japan. (en)
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