The footage of MV Rena was spliced together with unrelated clips of B-52 bombers, ships, and firing of missiles to fit the claim narrated in the video
A video shows a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber attacking a Chinese cargo ship in the Taiwan Strait. The claim was made in a YouTube video posted by an account with 114,000 subscribers. The video has already garnered 28,126 views as of writing.
The video is titled: “China Panic! US B-52 Bomber Fire B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bombs Aimed China Cargo Ship in Taiwan Strait.” Using advanced Google Image Search, Rappler found that the misleading video usedby the World Wildlife Fund showing an oil spill from the container ship MV Rena, which struck Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand on October 5, 2011. The footage of MV Rena was attached to clips of unrelated B-52 bombers, various other vessels, and firing of missiles to fit the video’s narration.
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