A viral video shows a white material, resembling a cloud, falling and settling on the ground while being observed by a group of people. The video has been shared with claims that cloud falls from the sky in from China. However, these claims are not true. The video originates from Indonesia and has no connection to natural clouds or China.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @konstructivizm wrote. “Workers from China captured a video of the “sky falling,” with dramatic footage of clouds tumbling through the air circulating across Chinese social media.”
Workers from China captured a video of the "sky falling," with dramatic footage of clouds tumbling through the air circulating across Chinese social media. pic.twitter.com/whvt5TzrEn
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 24, 2024
Several other users and Influencers have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @IrfanAs87406177, @luminalendgame.
The truth about the video of a cloud falls from the sky in China, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis regarding the incident and found that the video was neither filmed in China nor related to natural clouds.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to several media reports containing the same visuals.
According to the media reports (1, 2, 3), the incident occurred in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. BMKG clarified the incident and said that white objects found floating from the sky until slowly descending to the ground surface in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan were not a natural cloud, but a condensation of water vapor or gas due to human activity that occurs in the mining area.
Additionally, upon closer observation of the video, we found that the workers around the object are associated with “Adaro Energy“, an Indonesian coal mining company.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video was neither filmed in China nor related to natural clouds.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 24, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A viral video shows a white material resembling a cloud falling and settling on the ground while being observed by a group of people. The video has been shared with misleading claims that it depicts a "fallen cloud" in China. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/cCfwCn76mm
Intent
Influencers are circulating videos from Indonesia with misleading claims to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts clouds falling from the sky in China.
Fact – This video is from Indonesia. It was neither filmed in China nor related to natural clouds.
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