This is Not a Video of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The Claim
Video: Fireworks set off for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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A video posted by social media users on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube shows exquisite fireworks. Users claim the video is from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which could not be held due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Japan decided to do the show under Mount Fuji,” reads the viral message.
The videos attracted thousands of shares, retweets, and views.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar found that the viral video in the circulating claims was uploaded by the YouTube channel hiramu55bocaboca in 2015 and has over 3 million views.
The video circulating has nothing to do with the Tokyo Olympics nor COVID-19.
Moreover, the Olympics website says that the Tokyo 2020 games will take place next year after they were rescheduled due to COVID19. The Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo from 23 July until 8 August 2021.
The viral video doesn’t show real fireworks at all. It’s a simulation created using computer software.
