{"id":63225,"date":"2020-04-06T12:36:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=63225"},"modified":"2020-04-06T12:36:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:06:43","slug":"old-video-from-mexico-viral-as-americans-looting-malls-due-to-fear-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-from-mexico-viral-as-americans-looting-malls-due-to-fear-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video from Mexico viral as Americans looting malls due to fear of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre<\/a>, as of April 5, the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases &#8211; 330,000. Over 9,500 people have lost their lives in the country due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>A two-minute video which shows people looting a mall has gone viral on social media. The claim associated with the video suggests that people in America are looting malls due to a fear of coronavirus. On the bottom right, one can spot a <em>CNN<\/em> logo with the news flash &#8211; &#8220;BREAKING NEWS Organized theft of malls in California, Virginia, York and other cities due to fears of a corona virus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Organized theft of malls in california..Virginia, new york and other cities due to years or Covid-19\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0qBQtvp48lE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kuwait-based social media celebrity Bibi Alabdulmohsen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bibii6363\/status\/1243943491169931264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the viral video on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wLUmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>). She quote-tweeted a tweet which said, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Malls stormed America in California. Virginia. New York. And other states<\/span> (translated from \u0627\u0642\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0627\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0627\u00a0 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0646\u0627 . \u0641\u064a\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0627 . \u0646\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0648\u0631\u0643 . \u0648 \u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u062e\u0631\u0649).&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\" style=\"text-align: left\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0646\u0634\u0648\u0641\u0647 \u0628\u0623\u0641\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0635\u062c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wl7gtcR1D2\">https:\/\/t.co\/wl7gtcR1D2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u062a\u062d\u064a\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0633\u0646 (@Bibii6363) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bibii6363\/status\/1243943491169931264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News has received several requests to fact-check the viral video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63226 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/1-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/1-74x55.png 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old video from Mexico<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keywords search on YouTube and noticed that a similar-looking mall was looted in Veracruz, Mexico three years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63227 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.30.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1002\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.30.38-PM.png 1002w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.30.38-PM-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.30.38-PM-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.30.38-PM-990x268.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using this as a clue, we performed another keyword search but with Spanish keywords &#8216;saqueo de centros comerciales&#8217; (translation of &#8216;mall looting&#8217; by Google). The viral video was also published by a YouTube account Fernando Mojica J on January 6, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63228 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.37.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.37.11-PM.png 929w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.37.11-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-05-at-9.37.11-PM-768x478.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the description, the video shows the looting at Chedraui Ponti mall Veracruz on January 4, 2017. A January 5, 2017 report by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-01-05\/looters-storm-wal-mart-chedraui-stores-in-mexico-on-gas-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a> <\/em>confirms the incident. According to the report, people responded to a hike in gasoline prices by looting several malls. The viral video has been clipped from the 1:46 mark.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Saqueo a Chedraui Ponti en Veracruz, Ver - Mexico VIDEO ORIGINAL (Saqueos en Veracruz\/ 4 Enero 2017)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fQYO_8WeMAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h4><em>CNN<\/em> logo morphed<\/h4>\n<p>Readers should note that the breaking news text and <em>CNN<\/em> logo has been morphed. The screenshot below compares stills from two videos which shows a man wearing number 12 jersey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63230 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/FI-Alt-3-990x518.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore the claim associated with the viral video is false and misleading. Americans did not loot malls in the US fearing coronavirus pandemic but the video represents an old incident from Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 5, the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases &#8211; 330,000. Over 9,500 people have lost their lives in the country due to the pandemic. A two-minute video which shows people looting a mall has gone viral on social media. 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