Mt Fuji is advised against climbing in Winter. (RELATED: Did The Japanese Movie ‘Akira’ Predict The Coronavirus Outbreak?) Fast red and orange fireworks filling the dark scene for independence projects in 4K. The video, however, does not show a real fireworks display that occurred in Japan. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the same video was shared on Youtube in November 2014, with the title, “FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show.” FWsim is a simulation software that allows users to create realistic-looking, computer-generated videos of fireworks. Its website features several fireworks simulation videos set in a variety of locations around the world. New Year’s Eve in Japan is “typically spent at home with family” and “countdown events are not all that common,” according to Tokyo Cheapo. An annual New Year’s Eve countdown at Tokyo’s Shibuya crossing was canceled this year due to concerns about COVID-19, Sky News reported. Many people this year visited temples and shrines on New Year’s Eve, according to Japan Today.Ĭheck Your Fact previously debunked a video in 2020 claiming to show fireworks during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. "It has nothing to do with the actual event or Seoul," Trötzmüller told AFP via email on July 6, 2021.The video was also created using the FWsim software.
Lukas Trötzmüller, the founder of FWsim, confirmed that the video seen in the misleading Facebook post was created by using FWsim simulator. "The great software used to mastermind a production like this is FWSim."Īccording to FWsim's official website, users can "create firework displays with your favourite music" and "build firework effects, or choose from a huge effects library" with the tool. It took me a little over a week to complete, and I am very happy with the outcome. The caption of the video titled "New Years 2013 - Synchronized Epic Music (Heart of Courage) - FWSim Fireworks Display - HD" reads in part: "I wanted to continue the party by sharing this fireworks display I created & actualized. The same video has been widely shared online, including in this post from 2015 where it has attracted more than 2.7 million views.Ī reverse image search found the original clip was shared here on YouTube on Januby a user "mediabyjj." The event is also referred to as "Hanwha International Fireworks Festival" since it is jointly hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group.
The Seoul International Fireworks Festival is an annual event in the South Korean caption, last held in October 2019 as 2020's edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The claim was shared alongside a link to a YouTube clip titled "The winner of Hanwha International Fireworks Festival" posted on 27 August 2015.
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, captured on 7 July, 2021.
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