Video of “the market of terror, where the coronavirus originated”.
, At a time when the coronavirus is a major concern in the world, the media must be especially cautious with republishing news related to this virus., , Link to original article: (Видео) Пазарот на ужасот од кој почна коронавирусот ((Video) The Market of Terror from where the coronavirus originated), Date and time of publishing: 30 January 2020, Date and time of review: 3 February 2020, Reviewer: Ana Anastasovska, In our attempt to capture the fake news and misinformation that has begun to spread about the new coronavirus, and to unmask it, we have come across this article, which broadcasts a video of “the market of terror from which the coronavirus originated”. The video was transmitted by most of the Macedonian media, although it is false., This video was transmitted by Makfax as well, and the article reads:, Although called the Seafood Market, Huanan, this market sells much more than seafood. In such markets, in addition to dead and alive poultry and livestock, there are various live wild animals: birds, rabbits, rats, foxes, bats, snakes and other reptiles, donkeys, camels, and even monkeys., , The truth is that this video is not of a market in Wuhan, nor anywhere in China, but it is of a market in Indonesia. When you play the video you can see the name of the market in large letters, i.e. Pasar Estream Langowan, and when you search, if you do not know where Langowan is, you will find out that it is in Indonesia, not in China., , , If you search on Youtube, you will find out that the same video has been published in December 2019., , , At the height of the coronavirus, someone took this video, gave it a new title: wuhan china, from here it all started the market and published it as the market of terror from which the coronavirus started spreading., The falseness of this video was also noted by the AFP FactCheck\xa0and Faktly., Nearly 48 organizations around the world united under the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), from last week are working to unmask coronavirus misinformation., The International Fact-Checking Network for the new kind of coronavirus will work as long as the disease is spreading, and its work can be followed on social media through the hashtags #CoronaVirusFacts and #DatosCoronaVirus., (crithink.mk), , , All comments and remarks regarding this and other Vistinomer articles, correction and clarification requests as well as suggestions for fact-checking politicians’ statements and political parties’ promises can be submitted by using this form, Inauthentic Facebook pages target North Macedonia, Traffic Violators, Pointed Out as “Isolation Evaders”, Sensationalist and irresponsible article claiming Nostradamus predicted the…, The man selling medical masks was photographed in Romania, not on a bus in Skopje, Subscribe our newsletter to stay updated., The Truthmeter is a certified signatory of the Code of Principles adopted by the International Fact-Checking Network., Editors Choice, Counter-spin: Statements Sounding as if Written in the…, Traffic Violators, Pointed Out as “Isolation…, North Macedonia presented as NATO’s weak link in a Foreign…, Latest promises, The National Portal for e-Services is operational, The Construction of the Sports-Adrenaline Park in Karpoš has…, “Moj ДДВ” Is a Partially Fulfilled Election Promise of SDSM, Latest statements, Ruskoska Must Implement Same Measures for the Journalist and…, “Several tens of thousands… mostly young people” do not…, It’s North after all, not to the north of Macedonia, Welcome, Login to your account., Recover your password., A password will be e-mailed to you.
“The Market of Terror” is in Indonesia, not in Wuhan – Truthmeter