The display was created using FWsim, a computer simulation programme (you’ll notice the fireworks create no smoke in the sky), and was pretending to commemorate Mount Fuji’s World Cultural Heritage registration in 2013. The truth is the video was first uploaded in 2015, has nothing to do with the Olympics, and isn’t even real fireworks. We’re not sure who decided to create this in the latest of many fabulous but fabricated stories during the pandemic (those dolphins in Venice, priests dancing to Jerusalema!)… but it’s taken off faster than an Olympic sprinter! And the reason is that unfortunately this is fake. But there’s no mention of it on the Tokyo Olympic website or social media channels. The video is spectacular, and very enjoyable. Some added: “As much as I feel emotional watching this, but there is nothing we can do, except enjoy the Olympic fireworks set off under the beautiful Mount Fuji.” Please enjoy the Olympic fireworks under the beautiful Mount Fuji.” The message – copied and pasted by most people – announces very movingly that since the Olympics had to be postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic, unfortunately the fireworks for the opening ceremony could not be stored that long… and so “the Olympic fireworks are displayed at this time. In 2015, we covered a similar video that supposedly showed fireworks from China's New Year celebrations.Social media has been going crazy in the past 24 hours, sharing a video of what is said to be a fireworks display for the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. This isn't the first time a simulated fireworks show made with FWsin has fooled unsuspecting internet users. The footage in the 'Tokyo Olympic Fireworks' video has been online since at least 2015 when it was posted to YouTube under the title 'FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show2.' The original video has been viewed more than 3 million times: Planning your shows is easy - and when you're finished, it takes just a few minutes to export a video, print firing plans and transfer the data to your firing system. A description from the FWsim website reads:įWsim Pro is a fireworks show design and simulation software, designed for fireworks companies and semiprofessional pyrotechnicians. This program allows users to generate custom (and digital) fireworks displays.

The video was created circa 2015 with a computer program called FWsim. These fireworks are actually the result of a piece of fireworks-simulation software, and this video is several years old. In fact, this isn't a genuine video of fireworks at all. This is not a genuine video from Tokyo of a fireworks display meant for the 2020 Olympics.

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