Does This Video Show Mass Graves in Italy?







So far as we can tell, actress Tiffani Thiessen was not working for the CDC during the COVID-19 pandemic. 







































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['A video shows mass graves in Italy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.', 'On March 25, 2020, a widely shared video supposedly showed bodies being dumped into a mass grave in Italy amid the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.', 'One popular posting on Facebook was accompanied by the message: “Dead bodies of Corona victims in Italy!”', '', 'This is not genuine footage showing mass graves in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic or anytime. The video actually comes from a 2007 television miniseries called “Pandemic,” starring “Saved by the Bell” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Tiffani Thiessen.', 'The fictional content was posted on YouTube by “Movie Central” in February 2020. The scene in question can be viewed around the 60:00 mark of “part 2”:', '“Pandemic” was filmed in 2007. It featured Thiessen and “3rd Rock from the Sun” star French Stewart. Here’s a synopsis from Sonar Entertainment:', 'What happens when the deadly strain of an unknown virus multiplies second by second, person by person? What happens when an entire city is put under a government sanctioned quarantine? What happens when the source of the virus is as elusive as the cure? What happens is a Pandemic.', 'At the Center for Disease Control, epidemiologist Dr. Kayla Martin (Tiffani Thiessen, Beverly Hills 90210) and her partner Carl Ratner (French Stewart, 3rd Rock from the Sun) receive a frantic call from a flight attendant high above the Pacific. A nineteen-year-old male passenger, en route to Los Angeles from Australia, has died following a raging fever and violent convulsions. Vehemently concerned about the symptoms, Kayla orders all passengers quarantined upon their arrival at LAX—a decision at odds with Mayor Richard Delasandro (Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts, Runaway Train) who suggests the only outbreak will be one of panic. The CDC considers the frightening possibilities—the reality of the bird flu, the probability of a biological attack, or worse, a new virus they can’t control.', 'While this video does not show mass graves in Italy, it is true that the country was hit hard by the\xa0COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.', 'At the time of this writing, more than 8,000 people had died as a result of the new coronavirus in Italy.', 'Sonar Entertainment. \xa0 “Pandemic.”\n\xa0 \xa0 Retrieved 27 March 2020.', 'Amaro, Silvia. \xa0 “Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll is More Than Double That of China’s — This Might Be Why.”\n\xa0 \xa0 CNBC. \xa0 27 March 2020.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', 'A complete story is rarely told in a headline.', 'Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.', 'In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in Aurora, Colorado.', 'A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.', 'Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.', 'The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.', "The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.", 'You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', '© 1995 - 2020 by Snopes Media Group Inc.', 'This material may not be reproduced without permission.', 'Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com']
Does This Video Show Mass Graves in Italy?