A video has been viewed thousands of times after it circulated alongside a false claim that it shows a bridge being swept away during a flood in Malaysia’s state of Johor in March 2023. The video actually shows a collapsed bridge in China's Fujian province during a flood in June 2021.

"Labis bridge, Johor", reads the Malay-language caption of a TikTok post, which was uploaded on March 1, 2023.

The post shared a 20-second video, which shows a bridge being swept away by a strong current. It has been watched more than 4,500 times since.

Screenshot of the false post, taken on April 9, 2023

The post was shared on the same day as a major flood hit Malaysia's Johor state, including the town of Labis.

Johor -- which borders Singapore -- was the hardest hit by the devastating floods that inundated six Malaysian states in March 2023, killing at least five people and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

The video also circulated with a similar claim in early March 2023 elsewhere on TikTok here, on Facebook here and here, and on Twitter here, racking up more than 900 views.

It was also shared in English posts in February 2023, with some claiming the clip was taken in Baberton, a town in South Africa, while others purporting it was shot in Baberton, a city in the US state of Ohio.

However, all the claims are false.

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