{"id":61674,"date":"2026-08-27T00:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-video-falsely-linked-to-deadly-zimbabwe-boat-accident-in-august-2026\/27\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:38:22","slug":"old-video-falsely-linked-to-deadly-zimbabwe-boat-accident-in-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-video-falsely-linked-to-deadly-zimbabwe-boat-accident-in-august-2026\/27\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video falsely linked to deadly Zimbabwe boat accident in August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dozens were killed after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe&#8217;s Lake Kariba in August 2026, but a video circulating online does not show the accident. It was in fact filmed in DR Congo and shows a separate accident in October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Eighty-four killed in Zimbabwe ferry accident; 18 children among the dead,&#8221; reads a Bengali-language caption on a <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260826045108\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1053474557569262\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook video<\/a> shared on August 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 23-second clip, viewed more than 400,000 times and shared over 1,000 times, shows a packed transport vessel tipping over. People can be seen swimming away from the boat as it sinks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot of the false post captured on August 25, 2026, with red X added by AFP<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video circulated after an overloaded ferry <a data-ylk=\"slk:capsized;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/news.rthk.hk\/rthk\/en\/component\/k2\/1866645-20260819.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">capsized<\/a> on Zimbabwe&#8217;s Lake Kariba on August 11, killing at least <a data-ylk=\"slk:94 people;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/zimbabwe-arrests-official-after-boat-sinking-that-killed-97\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">94 people<\/a> (archived links\u00a0 <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260824064847\/https:\/\/news.rthk.hk\/rthk\/en\/component\/k2\/1866645-20260819.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260827025632\/https:\/\/punchng.com\/zimbabwe-arrests-official-after-boat-sinking-that-killed-97\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials <a data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20260813-survivors-tell-of-horror-of-zimbabwe-ferry-sinking-as-death-toll-hits-46\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>\u00a0the boat was authorised to carry 90 people but was packed with 114 adults, five crew members and an unspecified number of children ( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/N2H9-E5J3\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same <a data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260826045232\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1537391134266563\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> was also shared elsewhere on\u00a0 <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260826045308\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1373150954264141\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and in countries including <a data-ylk=\"slk:Nigeria;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260825075910\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DcMdw1QIxCE\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nigeria<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Kenya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260825080116\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1808686093490004\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kenya<\/a> with the false claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, it does not show the accident in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zimbabwe&#8217;s state-owned newspaper The Herald <a data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldonline.co.zw\/kariba-ferry-disaster-77-rescued-15-confirmed-dead\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> a picture of the ferry that capsized, which does not resemble the ship seen in the false video ( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260826070952\/https:\/\/www.heraldonline.co.zw\/kariba-ferry-disaster-77-rescued-15-confirmed-dead\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP also <a data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/XEA9-JLQE\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> a video showing that the capsized ferry has a flat underside, while the ferry in the circulating video has a V-shaped hull.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Old video<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0 <a data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">reverse image search<\/a> on Google found an identical video in an Al Jazeera <a data-ylk=\"slk:report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2024\/10\/3\/boat-capsizes-in-democratic-republic-of-congo\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> published on October 3, 2024 with a headline that reads: &#8220;Boat capsizes in Democratic Republic of Congo&#8221;\u00a0( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/RYJ7-S3RX\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the Al Jazeera report from October 2024 &lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"447\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/ced0afde6fefdafea8aa520b2f78da6bbe91375f8451bdcb2c6e6a28ada09261\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fafp_factcheck_us_713%2F0bf11e857532d60f99ae076d7bfa8bd9.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the Al Jazeera report from October 2024<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another video <a data-ylk=\"slk:uploaded;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2036427033462802\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">uploaded<\/a> to social media on the day shows the same scene, with a caption saying bodies were recovered following the accident on Lake Kivu ( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260826070016\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2036427033462802\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video has <a data-ylk=\"slk:previously;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36JK2PX\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">previously<\/a> circulated in another false claim debunked by AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The boat was <a data-ylk=\"slk:crossing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/around-20-dead-after-boat-sinks-on-dr-congo-lake-64c1016c\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">crossing<\/a> Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo when it sank. A survivor told AFP it &#8220;started to tilt and suddenly we were all in the water&#8221;\u00a0( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/GF67-SX39\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least 78 people were killed in the accident, <a data-ylk=\"slk:according to;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/africa\/death-toll-in-dr-congo-boat-accident-rises-to-78\/3350935\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to<\/a> Jean-Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu\u00a0( <a data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/VBT7-WRKD\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/old-video-falsely-linked-deadly-041137288.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens were killed after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe&rsquo;s Lake Kariba in August 2026, but a video circulating online does not<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-video-falsely-linked-to-deadly-zimbabwe-boat-accident-in-august-2026\/27\/08\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/3f1d39abaf03861de69dd599c96a3755866ed7bfc29a24467b67780fbdf4dbb8\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w678_h717%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fafp_factcheck_us_713%2Ff92a5196a06eafde94c4f50d8856f6e6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}