{"id":53417,"date":"2025-10-18T04:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-shows-bulldozed-indonesian-theme-park-not-chinese-mosque\/18\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T04:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:45:59","slug":"clip-shows-bulldozed-indonesian-theme-park-not-chinese-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-shows-bulldozed-indonesian-theme-park-not-chinese-mosque\/18\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip shows bulldozed Indonesian theme park, not Chinese mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">China has long faced scrutiny over its treatment of Muslim communities and religious sites, but a video circulating online of an excavator tearing down a building resembling a mosque is unrelated to Beijing&#8217;s crackdown. The clip in fact shows the demolition of an illegal structure at an amusement park in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;China officially declares Islam as a mental illness,&#8221; read superimposed text on a now-deleted TikTok video <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/G9XH-6JJB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared<\/a> on <span>October 6, 2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 45-second clip showed an excavator knocking down a domed building that looked like a mosque.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post taken October 16, 2025, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rights groups allege that China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/exports-from-china-s-xinjiang-to-us-surge-so-far-this-year-257bb436\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:detained;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">detained<\/a> more than a million Muslims, mostly Uyghurs, in a network of facilities in Xinjiang that are rife with violence, torture, forced labour, political indoctrination and other abuses (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4A9A-4PEC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Beijing vehemently denies the accusations<\/span>, and says the facilities were voluntarily attended training centres that closed years ago after attendees &#8220;graduated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a report from the nonprofit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/china-mosques-shuttered-razed-altered-muslim-areas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Human Rights Watch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Human Rights Watch<\/a> in 2023, the Chinese government has also reduced the number of mosques in Ningxia and Gansu provinces &#8212; both areas with significant Muslim populations &#8212; under a &#8220;mosque consolidation&#8221; policy\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/63NJ-RE34\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video of the mosque-like structure being torn down has circulated with a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/BL8K-UH5B\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claim;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claim<\/a> as early as March. It resurfaced in October across various languages including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/G9XH-6JJB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:English;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/V8LV-KLCS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greek;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Greek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/RFM4-R62S\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Portuguese;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Portuguese<\/a>, and as part of a compilation in <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Y7A3-WM9B\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Burmese;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Burmese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.37AA7WD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> posts sharing the same video with the false claim it shows India knocking down a mosque. In reality, the clip shows an illegal structure at an amusement park in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHNimjTpxd8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyframes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyframes<\/a> from the video found a higher quality version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@syrkanala\/video\/7479267337762360583\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the same clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the same clip<\/a> on TikTok on March 8, 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/S2CH-GYT9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Indonesian-language caption reads: &#8220;The second day of the dismantling of the Hibisc tourist attraction in Puncak Bogor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The caption also includes a disclaimer in English stating that the building is an &#8220;Indian style building in a fantasy park&#8221;, not a mosque.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the false post (L) to the original TikTok video &lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"501\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jE_Yvx.DXJAUNLLPJY6rZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUwMTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/5c18658404f92f5d456d5498d1070931\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the false post (L) to the original TikTok video <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hibisc Fantasy Park was an amusement park in Puncak, a mountain pass in Indonesia&#8217;s West Java province, which has been permanently closed since March 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A now-deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/VV2P-DHBJ?type=image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:longer video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">longer video<\/a> of the demolition was shared on Facebook on March 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnindonesia.com\/ekonomi\/20250311134648-92-1207501\/ptpn-buka-suara-soal-geram-demul-di-kasus-banjir-puncak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:local news report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">local news report<\/a>, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi had ordered the demolition of unlicensed structures at the Hibisc Fantasy Park after flooding in early March 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250307-one-dead-seven-missing-in-indonesia-floods-and-landslides\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:killed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">killed<\/a> three people (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8P7W-SKUM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250325062236\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250307-one-dead-seven-missing-in-indonesia-floods-and-landslides\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The development of the park had disrupted the natural forest cover in the area, contributing to the floods, the governor had said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The structures seen in the circulating video correspond to those visible in <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/26XC-JXMU?type=image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived images;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived images<\/a> of the Indonesian theme park uploaded to Google Maps.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the structure on TikTok video (L) to the same structure seen in archived Google Maps photo with similarities highlighted by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"448\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ruLcpe.CEm7smKn_bQaUeQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ0ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/666d8bed0ab6d03b388b8199eee3aec8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" 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