A Traditional Performance in Bali Falsely Linked to the Tragedy in South Korea
As hundreds of people were killed in a stampede in Seoul, South Korea, recently, a viral video depicting bodies was posted with a claim and linked to the recent tragedy that happened in Seoul, Korea, during the Halloween festival. This video has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who speak Khmer. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the video attached to the claim was false.
This is about our investigation of this video.
Social Media Claim
On November 01, 2022, one of the Facebook users posted a video clip showing the scene of the bodies. The video was attached and claimed to be victims of a stampede in Seoul, South Korea, recently. This claim was shared by many Facebook users multiple times, along with varied expressions and reactions.
The following is the full video clip posted by the user above.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia started to check the above video through Google Reverse Image Search, which led us to find the truth.
The same video clip above was found and posted on YouTube on October 31, 2022. This video is not associated or linked with the incident of the stampede that occurred in Seoul, South Korea, at all.
Photos of the same shape and form were found on the DetikNews website on October 31, 2022. The above news website confirmed in Indonesian that these photos are parts of a traditional festival called “Calonarang”. This proves that it is not the scene of a recent stampede in South Korea, as claimed above, at all.
Detik News Report | Archived Link
Below is a complete video clip showing the view of the traditional festival of Bali called “Calonarang”.
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You may find the details of this fact-check in Khmer language here as well.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the video clips and claims the above Facebook user made are false. This video factually shows the traditional performance in Bali, Indonesia, called “Calonarang”. It does not relate nor link to the recent tragedy that happened in South Korea at all.
Title:A Traditional Performance in Bali Falsely Linked to the Tragedy in South Korea
Fact Check By: Kakada SimResult: False
