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  • 2019-05-06 (xsd:date)
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  • No, this video does not show diners enjoying a meal that cost $240,000 Singapore dollars at the city's ‘most expensive’ restaurant (en)
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  • A video which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube has been shared alongside a claim that it shows a group of diners enjoying a meal that cost $240,000 Singapore dollars (US$176,000) at the most expensive restaurant in Singapore. The claim is false; the video actually shows diners at a restaurant in the city of Taoyuan, Taiwan. The video has been viewed more than 265,000 times since it was shared in a Facebook post here on February 8, 2017. The post’s caption says: Happen in Singapore. Most expensive restaurant. But the food look yummy. Do you know how much it's cost. $240,000. Below is a screenshot of the post: A screenshot of the misleading Facebook post The caption at the start of the video says: Mainland Chinese Reunion dinner for 20 pax at Singapore Resort World Sentosa. Below is a screenshot of the caption in the video: A screenshot of the caption in the misleading Facebook video The video shows a group of people being served food at a restaurant. Below the video in the Facebook post, there is a photo of a receipt. The receipt says: Feng Shui Inn, Tax Invoice, Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd. In the photo, the receipt appears to be dated 27/1/2017 and shows a total cost of $239,326.47 Singapore dollars. Below is a screenshot of the photo of the receipt in the Facebook post: A screenshot of the photo in the misleading Facebook post The same video was viewed hundreds of times after being shared on Facebook with a similar claim here , here and here . It was also viewed thousands of times after being shared on YouTube with a similar claim here and here . A photo of the receipt also appears in the video at the 1 minute 47 second mark. Below are two screenshots of the receipt as it appears in the video: A screenshot of the receipt in the misleading Facebook video A screenshot of the receipt in the misleading Facebook video The Feng Shui Inn at Resorts World Sentosa is a Cantonese restaurant in Singapore. This is its official website. But the video actually shows diners at a restaurant in the city of Taoyuan, Taiwan. The same video was shared on the verified YouTube channel for Chinese news channel Dongsen News CH51 here on January 30, 2017. The traditional Chinese language title translates to English as: Cool! Two-meter wide feast using steamer is served! People sitting around: Super luxurious! ‘Two-meter wide’ is a reference to the diameter of the round table. The traditional Chinese language caption translates to English as: It's amazing to have such a full table of dishes on New Year’s Eve! A netizen sent a post that their family went to a restaurant in Taoyuan to have New Year's Eve dinner, and there was a 2-meter-in-diameter huge steamer on the table with 30 dishes, including karasumi, fresh shrimps and oysters, cooked directly in front of you. The film after posted online has raised discussions. People said online that they have not seen such splendid dishes on New Year’s Eve, and it looks as if ancient emperors’ treatment. But some people questioned, can you really finish all these food? In the ‘About’ section of the Dongsen News CH51 YouTube channel here , it states the channel is part of the Taiwanese news network EBC News. This is the official website for EBC News. The name of the restaurant is not mentioned in the Dongsen News report. However, keyword searches for Chinese restaurants in Taoyuan found that the restaurant in the footage is A15 Taiwan Food in Taoyuan. This is its official Facebook page. Its address is listed as Taoyuan District, Taoyuan on its Facebook page here . Below is a screenshot comparison of the misleading video with a photo of the restaurant’s interior on its official Facebook page: A screenshot comparison of the misleading video (l) and a photo on the restaurant's official Facebook page (r) AFP has circled in red the parts of the photos which directly correspond in both photos; notably the wooden slat wall, the detailed wallpaper and the grey chairs. The video was also exposed as misleading by Singapore based news site Asia One here . (en)
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