{"id":107688,"date":"2021-11-25T21:18:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=107688"},"modified":"2021-11-25T21:18:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:48:30","slug":"viral-clip-false-claim-america-forest-fire-bird-islam-1400-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-false-claim-america-forest-fire-bird-islam-1400-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"VFX video showing a bird spitting fire believed to be true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A collage of two videos where one of them shows a man giving a speech and the other depicts a bird spitting fire is widespread on social media. People have claimed that the bird can spit fire and is responsible for starting forest fires in the United States. It has also been claimed that the bird was allegedly mentioned 1,400 years ago in Islamic texts. Facebook user Mohammed Yunus posted the video with the same claim, which garnered over 3,000 views at the time of writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211120104727\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmohammadyunus.chhipa.shiprawal%2Fvideos%2F570887780869732%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mohammadyunus.chhipa.shiprawal\/videos\/570887780869732\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mohammadyunus.chhipa.shiprawal\/videos\/570887780869732\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0936\u093e \u091c\u0902\u0917\u0932\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ? \u0905\u092c \u091c\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u0932\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940 \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948,\u0905\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u092c\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0932\u093e\u0939\u0941 \u0905\u0932\u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0938\u0932\u092e \u0928\u0947 1400 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0940\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e,\u0924\u092c \u0938\u0939\u093e\u092c\u093e \u090f \u0907\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e \u092d\u0940 \u0924\u093e\u091c\u094d\u091c\u0941\u092c \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ,<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mohammadyunus.chhipa.shiprawal\">Mohammad Yunus Chhipa<\/a> on Sunday, November 14, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A few other Twitter users also promoted the visuals. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Farha80020717\/status\/1459809204668039169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arshad_1986\/status\/1460628762693812226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">*\u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u092a \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0936\u093e \u091c\u0902\u0917\u0932\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ? \u0905\u092c \u091c\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u0932\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940 \u0906\u0917 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948,\u0905\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u092c\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0932\u093e\u0939\u0941 \u0905\u0932\u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0938\u0932\u092e \u0928\u0947 1400 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0940\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e,\u0924\u092c \u0938\u0939\u093e\u092c\u093e \u090f \u0907\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e \u092d\u0940 \u0924\u093e\u091c\u094d\u091c\u0941\u092c \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 , \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092c \u091c\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0920\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/10gBDoHQSU\">pic.twitter.com\/10gBDoHQSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf39Gulam nabi razvi Rampuri\ud83c\udf39 (@RazviRampuri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RazviRampuri\/status\/1460281526462005251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The clip is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%20&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. We received a few requests to verify it on the Alt News WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-107688 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-false-claim-america-forest-fire-bird-islam-1400-years-ago\/screen-shot-2021-11-20-at-4-21-32-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.32-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.32-PM.png 511w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.32-PM-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-false-claim-america-forest-fire-bird-islam-1400-years-ago\/screen-shot-2021-11-20-at-4-21-36-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.36-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.36-PM.png 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-20-at-4.21.36-PM-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-false-claim-america-forest-fire-bird-islam-1400-years-ago\/2021-11-20-16_18_48-window-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-20-16_18_48-window-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-20-16_18_48-window-1.png 765w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-11-20-16_18_48-window-1-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cropping out the frames that depicted only the bird, we performed a reverse image search and found that it is actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sa=N&amp;sxsrf=AOaemvKmZqVuK8YUIG-OSCwdkejQUJpFtQ:1637317400251&amp;q=land&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=iu&amp;ictx=1&amp;tbs=simg:CAESgAIJIyKa6N6eHN0a9AELELCMpwgaOgo4CAQSE0WeML4P2xC2Etg0kxOjAZUz3jUaG9IgxSIEPPTwBZYj1fCpH7icpJBM3wK3-zHFdCAFMAQMCxCOrv4IGgoKCAgBEgQnO1akDAsQne3BCRqUAQoYCgRsYW5k2qWI9gMMCgovbS8wMmt4NDVwChgKBnN0ZXBwZdqliPYDCgoIL20vMGY0NWwKGgoHbGFwd2luZ9qliPYDCwoJL20vMDFuNnNxCiMKEG5vcnRoZXJuIGxhcHdpbmfapYj2AwsKCS9tLzAxNndtNwodCgpncnVpZm9ybWVz2qWI9gMLCgkvbS8wMWM0a3IM&amp;fir=_L1lMoGJWmxDaM%252Com6gdZWN9H9i6M%252C_&amp;vet=1&amp;usg=AI4_-kSK5HGvHVyXw5NkkPdyjHUtFa9wTw&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjiq5rQmqT0AhWOAYgKHSIdC_8Q9QF6BAgTEAE&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=625&amp;dpr=1#imgrc=_L1lMoGJWmxDaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Lapwing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-34.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-34.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-34-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-34-768x364.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to a portal named <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/species\/soulap1?siteLanguage=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ebird<\/a>, this species is most commonly found in South America and it lives near water bodies. However, the website doesn&#8217;t state anything about the bird\u2019s supposed fire-breathing abilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-35.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-35.jpeg 597w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-35-300x153.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another reverse image search led us to the YouTube channel named \u2018Fabricio Rabachim\u2019 which posted the viral video in question. The channel has mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/FabricioRabachim\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in its bio<\/a> that it creates videos using visual effects (VFX).<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n_brravIk3w]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fire breathing species responsible for forest fires? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are species of birds that hunt their prey by dropping burning twigs into their habitats. The blaze forces the smaller animals and bugs to flee their habitats, making them easier to capture. Known as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/wildfires-birds-animals-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firehawks<\/a>\u2019, these birds are most commonly found in the jungles of Australia and include black kites and brown falcons.<\/p>\n<p>Coming to the clip of the man talking, we noticed it has a watermark indicating it was uploaded by TikTok user &#8216;armra21&#8217;. Upon further research into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@armra21\/video\/7026818484155780354?lang=ur\">this account<\/a>, we discovered that it regularly shares stories and religious tales from the Quran. It also posted the viral clip, which cannot be accessed due to the ban placed on TikTok in India.<\/p>\n<p>Using a reverse image search of the video frames, Alt News found this video uploaded on November 17, 2021 on the official YouTube channel of Abdul Dam Al Khaleel. The caption states that Khaleel tells viewers about a fire-breathing bird. As per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kaheel777\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;About&#8217; section<\/a> of the channel, Dr Abdul is a researcher of scientific miracles in the Quran and Sunnah. A portion of the viral video appears in this clip.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Plb91xXK7ws]<\/p>\n<p>Alt News also found the oldest instance of the video <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v-98IzOYfcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded on YouTube on June 18, 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A VFX video of a bird spitting fire was believed to be true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collage of two videos where one of them shows a man giving a speech and the other depicts a bird spitting fire is widespread on social media. People have claimed that the bird can spit fire and is responsible for starting forest fires in the United States. 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