The claim: Video shows Russian nuclear submarine 'suddenly floating' near Hawaii

The caption of a Dec. 26 Facebook video claims it shows a Russian submarine surfacing off the coast of Hawaii.

"Russia's most advanced nuclear submarine is suddenly floating in the Hawaiian Sea," reads the video's caption.

The video was viewed more than 1.7 million times and shared more than 600 times in two weeks.

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Our rating: False

The video is a five-minute clip from an episode of "Hawaii Five-0," specifically Episode 25 of Season 8, "Waiho Wale Kahiko." It first aired on May 18, 2018, on CBS. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hasn't made any statements about a Russian submarine being sighted near Hawaii.

Video shows footage from television show 'Hawaii Five-0'

The clip of "Hawaii Five-0" shown in the video is from an episode about "the team discover(ing) a Russian spy ring hiding on Oahu, Hawaii … when one of their submarines appears off the coast," according to IMDB.

A total of 240 episodes of "Hawaii Five-0" aired on CBS from 2010 to 2020 before it was canceled. The show was a reboot of "Hawaii Five-0," which aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980.

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which is based in Hawaii, hasn't released any information about a Russian submarine being seen off the coast of Hawaii, nor are there any credible news reports of such an event.

While the video in the post doesn't show a Russian...

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