After Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned, Haiti plunged into turmoil, with gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, known as “Barbecue”, becoming a prominent figure. Social media is filled with posts supposedly depicting cannibalism in the streets of Haiti. A screenshot from a video is circulating widely, showing a human body tied to a spit and being cooked over charcoal. This video is being shared in connection with the US immigration crisis.
The text embedded in the image reads: “Hey Libtards!!! @PredatorHunterz.1d
By letting in millions of undocumented and unvetted illegal immigrants means many people LIKE THIS! Are being let into our country!
Use damn commen sense!! We are letting killers, rapists, pedophiles and cannibals into our country!!”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
A user identified the location of the image as the Chimelong Amusement Park in China. Our team found the original video posted on the Instagram account ‘Galaxychimelong’, dated October 31, 2018.
A similar video was also traced on Facebook, dated October 17, 2018, highlighting its origin at the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China, during Halloween celebrations. The video showed people in eerie costumes and Halloween installations.
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park located in Zhuhai, China, known for hosting elaborate themed events. We found many visitor-uploaded videos that matched the decor seen in the viral image.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral video is from China, and NOT related to US immigration process.
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