"A spectacular drone display in Shanghai to mark the start of the new year did not actually happen at New Year, it has emerged.
The display of thousands of drones flying in formation over the city was widely covered by global media.
But people who were at the event on New Year's Eve have said they saw nothing.
The company behind the display has confirmed to the BBC that the footage broadcast around the world was actually from a practice run on 28 December.
Footage of the impressive display was released to the world's media by China's state-run media.
, people who were watching from the riverside area The Bund across from Pudong "say they didn't see anything in the night sky. No drones. No nothing".
"This blows my mind because it's 100% Chinese fake news. We stood outside last night for a show that never happened," one person, Patrick Cox, said on Twitter."
Hahaha
Chinese faking it as usual.
Whether any suitable meme is available for a chinese fake I wonder ?
@Bltizo we require another tip of the hat from you for this Chinese stereotype.
The display of thousands of drones flying in formation over the city was widely covered by global media.
But people who were at the event on New Year's Eve have said they saw nothing.
The company behind the display has confirmed to the BBC that the footage broadcast around the world was actually from a practice run on 28 December.
Footage of the impressive display was released to the world's media by China's state-run media.
, people who were watching from the riverside area The Bund across from Pudong "say they didn't see anything in the night sky. No drones. No nothing".
"This blows my mind because it's 100% Chinese fake news. We stood outside last night for a show that never happened," one person, Patrick Cox, said on Twitter."
Hahaha
Chinese faking it as usual.
Whether any suitable meme is available for a chinese fake I wonder ?
@Bltizo we require another tip of the hat from you for this Chinese stereotype.