A real video showing Japanese fans picking up trash at a World Cup stadium was reversed to appear as though the fans were spreading trash.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has been underway for eight days as of Nov. 28 and will continue through Dec. 18. One of the biggest upsets so far in the tournament was Japan's 2-1 victory over Germany on Nov. 23.
A viral tweet posted on Nov. 27 claims Japanese fans left the stadium a mess after the win. A video with more than 5 million views, posted with the tweet, appears to show fans taking trash out of bags and planting them in the stadium.
“Footage of Japan fans taking litter out of a bag and leaving it all over the stadium whilst laughing and smiling. Disgraceful scenes,” the tweet said.
Footage of Japan fans taking litter out of a bag and leaving it all over the stadium whilst laughing and smiling. Disgraceful scenes. pic.twitter.com/M3MjYyIgNf
— Andy Ha (@AndyHa_) November 27, 2022
Were Japanese fans spreading trash in a World Cup stadium?
No, the fans were not spreading trash – they were picking it up. The video was reversed to make the false claim. It’s common in Japanese culture to pick up trash in public places, such as stadiums.
Using InVid, a video forensics tool, VERIFY analyzed the keyframes of the video and conducted a reverse image search of the frames.
The original, real video was posted to the Alkass Sports Channel Twitter account on Nov. 23. Alkass Sports is a licensed broadcaster of the FIFA...
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