A video of dozens of people praying outdoors shows Italians praying during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Below is a screenshot of the misleading post:, "The post’s traditional Chinese-language caption translates to English as: “Italys epidemic is out of control. The prime minister believed what the Communist Party of China had said, which led to the outbreak out of control. The prime minister said to the Italian people\xa0that he could not stop the epidemic. And apologized to the people. People were disappointed and prayed for Gods blessing. They cried and kneeled down to repent, hoping God would forgive the people”.", Italy remains one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic with over\xa0132,000\xa0confirmed\xa0cases,\xa0according to the World Health Organization., The same footage was also shared alongside a\xa0similar claim in\xa0this\xa0Facebook post, which garnered\xa0thousands of views, and on YouTube\xa0here and here., But the claim is\xa0false., Audible voices\xa0in the footage\xa0can be heard speaking Spanish and making\xa0a reference to Plaza San Martín, a public square\xa0in the Peruvian city of Lima.\xa0The plaza can be seen\xa0here on Google Street View., , Below is a screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading posts (L) and Google Street View (R):, A subsequent keyword search found\xa0this longer version of the video in the misleading posts\xa0published on the Facebook page of a Peruvian politician, Alejandro Munante, on December 7, 2019., , "The posts Spanish-language caption translates to English as: “Prayer vigil for Peru”.", Below is a screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading posts (L) and Munante’s video (R):, The outdoor prayer event was also broadcasted live\xa0here and here\xa0by other Facebook groups, including the Christian group Peru, Jesucristo es la unica esperanza., , Copyright © AFP 2017-2020.  All rights reserved.  Users can access and consult this website and use the share features available for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes.  Any other use, in particular any reproduction, communication to the public or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part, for any other purpose and/or by any other means, without a specific licence agreement signed with AFP, is strictly prohibited.  The subject matter depicted or included via links within the Fact Checking content is provided to the extent necessary for correct understanding of the verification of the information concerned.  AFP has not obtained any rights from the authors or copyright owners of this third party content and shall incur no liability in this regard.  AFP and its logo are registered trademarks.
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