{"id":54117,"date":"2025-11-12T19:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-of-floating-plastic-waste-is-not-in-asia-garbage-is-on-guatemalas-caribbean-shore\/12\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:19:58","slug":"video-of-floating-plastic-waste-is-not-in-asia-garbage-is-on-guatemalas-caribbean-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-of-floating-plastic-waste-is-not-in-asia-garbage-is-on-guatemalas-caribbean-shore\/12\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Of Floating Plastic Waste Is NOT In Asia &#8212; Garbage Is On Guatemala&#8217;s Caribbean Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does a video of a large mass of floating plastic waste show a shoreline in Asia? No, that&#8217;s not true: The garbage was flowing from a Guatemalan river in Central America, not Asia, and was flowing into the Caribbean. CBS News shared the video in 2022, reporting it was at the mouth of Rio Motagua, which is considered one of the most polluted rivers in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RadioGenoa\/status\/1988468768264122687\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a post<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20251112162413\/https:\/\/x.com\/RadioGenoa\/status\/1988468768264122687\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) where it was published by the @RadioGenoa account on X on November 11, 2025. The caption with the video read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is Asia. Where is Greta?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is what the first frame of the video looked like at the time of writing:<\/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>Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A reverse image search of the first frame of the video found a CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1539590323298607110\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Xj8qC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) on X dated June 22, 2022, that included the same video with this caption:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Mounds of plastic waste lapped onto the Caribbean shores of Guatemala from the Rio Motagua, considered one of the most polluted rivers in the world, according to environmentalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Screenshot 2025-11-12 085948.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"482\" height=\"618\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rlqCgYiWO8XR9rVhoKYz7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMzE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/eeb6a80c9546ef3981cb3ea408e87b97\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_m9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_m9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; 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