A video of illuminated boats sailing in formation along a winding river has been viewed tens of thousands of times in false social media posts that claim it was filmed during a festival in the south Indian state of Kerala. The clip was in fact taken in southern China in May 2022 and shows a “dragon boat” formation made up of 80 rafts as part of a move to encourage tourism in the region, according to Chinese state media reports.
The clip was shared here on Twitter on November 8, 2022, where it…