The clip additionally reveals a watermark that learn “World Discussion board”, a Fb web page which has beforehand shared misinformation in Thailand.
Comparable claims additionally circulated elsewhere on Fb in Thai right here and right here.
The screenshot of the video additionally appeared alongside the identical declare in different languages akin to Italian, Turkish and Spanish.
However the video in truth reveals a fireplace in Scotland.
Blaze in ScotlandÂ
A reverse picture search of the primary clip’s keyframe on Google discovered a video posted on social media platform X on June 24, 2024 (archived hyperlink).
“There’s been an explosion at Enva in Linwood“, learn the video’s caption.
The BBC and Glasgow Occasions reported that a big blaze broke out at Linwood Industrial Property in Paisley, a city in Renfrewshire, Scotland on the night of June 23 (archived hyperlinks right here and right here).
The hearth broke out on the Enva digital waste facility based mostly inside the property. Enva issued an announcement on June 25 the place it provided its “honest apology for any inconvenience attributable to the incident” (archived hyperlink).
AFP geolocated on Google Earth the place seen within the clip and located it matched a residential space in Ritchie Park, which is situated about 590 metres away from the Enva waste recycling facility the place the fireplace befell (archived hyperlink).
Under is a screenshot comparability between the clip within the deceptive put up (left) and the 2021 Google Earth avenue view imagery of the residential space in Ritchie Park (proper), with comparable parts highlighted by AFP:
South Korea fireplace
The second clip within the video compilation confirmed the fireplace within the lithium battery plant in South Korea.
Reverse picture and key phrase searches on Google led to an identical clip shared on X on June 24 with the caption “Hwaseong lithium battery manufacturing unit fireplace” (archived hyperlink).
Radio Free Asia additionally included the identical clip in a information report on June 24 (archived hyperlink).
“A lethal fireplace broke out at a #lithium battery manufacturing unit in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province on Monday (June 24), leading to a minimum of 22 individuals killed and eight injured, with one lacking,” learn the caption in conventional Chinese language.
It was later reported that 23 individuals have been confirmed useless, largely Chinese language nationals.
AFP geolocated the realm seen within the clip on Naver Map and located the identical constructing with the outstanding glass exterior and the smaller construction behind it (archived hyperlink).
Under is the screenshot comparability of the clip within the put up with the deceptive declare (left) and the road view of the lithium battery manufacturing unit on Naver Map, with comparable parts highlighted by AFP (proper):
AFP has beforehand debunked misinformation associated to the South Korea manufacturing unit fireplace right here.
