{"id":74165,"date":"2020-08-28T18:25:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T12:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=74165"},"modified":"2020-08-28T18:25:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T12:55:35","slug":"video-of-2011-tsunami-in-japan-shared-as-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-2011-tsunami-in-japan-shared-as-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of 2011 Japan tsunami shared as &#8216;God punishing China for coronavirus&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, a video of a tsunami has gone viral on social media in which people can be seen standing on a rooftop and watching as vehicles, homes, and parts of buildings are swept away in the rush of floodwater below. This video has been circulated online over the years with the claim that it shows the aftermath of a tsunami in China. A Facebook page titled &#8216;Animesh Digital&#8217; recently shared this video and wrote, &#8220;China betrayed the world by sending the virus, now the Almighty will betray it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnimeshBhagatPR\/videos\/340114587113062\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/AnimeshBhagatPR\/videos\/340114587113062\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0938 \u092d\u0947\u091c\u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0927\u094b\u0916\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0905\u092c \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0927\u094b\u0916\u093e \u0926\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnimeshBhagatPR\/\">Animesh Digital<\/a> on Tuesday, 25 August 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The same caption has been used to share the video on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74167 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.06.18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.06.18.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.06.18-274x300.jpeg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some Twitter users also shared this clip claiming that this tsunami had hit China. Twitter user @GaneshKGavli5 posted the video with the Marathi caption, &#8220;Due to heavy rains, three dams collapsed and caused floods in China. See for yourself the kind of lesson China has got. A country which made itself a superpower through inhuman and selfish means. See the terror of this terrible flood. In the end, you will reap what you sow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\ud83d\ude46\u200d\u2642\ufe0f \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u0902\u0921 \u092a\u093e\u0935\u0938\u093e\u092e\u0941\u0933\u0947 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u0927\u0930\u0923 \u092b\u0941\u091f\u0932\u0940 \u0906\u0923\u093f \u092e\u0939\u093e\u092a\u0942\u0930 \u0906\u0932\u093e!!!!<br \/>\n\u0905\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0940\u092f \u0915\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0941\u0928 \u0905\u0924\u093f \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u092a\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u091c\u0917\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092d\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0932\u093e \u0932\u093e\u0935\u0942\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924:\u0932\u093e \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0938\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0935\u093f\u0923\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0932\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0924\u0940\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u092f \u0927\u0921\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0924\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u092a\u0939\u093e<br \/>\n\u092a\u0939\u093e \u091c\u0932 \u092e\u0939\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0932\u092f\u093e\u091a\u093e \u0924\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0935<br \/>\n\u0936\u0947\u0935\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092f<br \/>\n&#8220;\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0947&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4cxbmXMYXz\">pic.twitter.com\/4cxbmXMYXz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ganesh K. Gavli (@GaneshKGavli5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaneshKGavli5\/status\/1298515267996147715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some of our readers also sent requests to fact-check this video on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details%3Fid%3Dcom.altnews%26hl%3Den_IN%26referrer%3Dutm_source%253Dgoogle%2526utm_medium%253Dorganic%2526utm_term%253Dalt%2Bnews%2Bapp%26pcampaignid%3DAPPU_1_PbtGX76BD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alt News Android app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74168 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49.jpeg 855w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49-130x86.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-27-at-01.14.49-187x124.jpeg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/viral-video-of-2011-tsunami-in-japan-shared-as-that-of-kerala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also fact checked this video in 2018<\/a>. It was then viral as visuals from the Kerala floods.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Japan video<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>When we did a Google search using the keywords &#8216;Japan Tsunami&#8217;, we came across quite a few videos on YouTube. One of these was titled &#8216;TSUNAMI JAPAN 3.11\/2011&#8217;. This is the video that is currently going viral and being passed off as floods in China. The clip was uploaded by Takuro Suzuki on December 18, 2011, and has received over 43 lakh views. The video description reads, &#8220;&#8216;Ishinomaki Tidal Wave&#8217; East Japan&#8217;s Earthquake. Photo of Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi. Don&#8217;t get stuck in such a bad condition. It&#8217;s impossible. I&#8217;m taking this picture from the roof of Ishinomaki Gas (Company).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u77f3\u5dfb\u5e02\u3000\u6d25\u6ce2\u3000TSUNAMI JAPAN 3.11\/2011\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAIj2fws5O4?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>Another verified YouTube channel called FNN311 had also uploaded this video on October 25, 2012. The video description mentions that this is a video of a tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011, in Ishinomaki, Japan. It had been recorded by an employee from a terrace near the port. FNN 311 is a Japanese news network. The channel has also included more information about the tsunami and additional links in the description.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u77f3\u5dfb\u5e02\u6e4a\u5730\u533a\u306b\u62bc\u3057\u5bc4\u305b\u308b\u6d25\u6ce2 \u3010\u8996\u8074\u8005\u63d0\u4f9b\u6620\u50cf\u3011\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0rWPm9f3GQ?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>In this video, a number of cylindrical and spherical structures can be seen between the 3:02 and 3:12 minute mark. A photo of the same location <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@38.4161692,141.3258367,3a,43.5y,306.28h,88.36t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTRZa9QMapF0b55Ho7Oy31A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">generated by Google Maps\u2019 Street View in May 2013<\/a> is shown below. At present, though, there have been considerable changes in the structure and appearance of the place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-image-74166 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-Custom-dimensions-9-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-hindi-wp-content-1-3-990x495.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, social media users are sharing a video of the tsunami that struck Japan about a decade ago. This video had previously also been falsely circulated two years ago as a flood in Kerala. The video is completely unrelated to China and was actually taken in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, a video of a tsunami has gone viral on social media in which people can be seen standing on a rooftop and watching as vehicles, homes, and parts of buildings are swept away in the rush of floodwater below. 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