{"id":610878,"date":"2021-08-04T12:20:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610878"},"modified":"2021-08-04T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:20:31","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-atlantic-and-pacific-oceans-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-atlantic-and-pacific-oceans-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show The Atlantic And Pacific Oceans Meeting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-the-atlantic-and-pacific-oceans-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shutterstock_1658050435-e1585699499180.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mike.burrows.3701\/videos\/2591539531142506\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid%3D2898494397129278%26set%3Dgm.1117975382064777%26type%3D3%26theater&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628093861536000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2jv1uHIgtnENLUjiY7_9VvSkOaQ\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meeting but not mixing.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shows a river plume where the Fraser River meets the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mike.burrows.3701\/videos\/2591539531142506\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, two bodies of water \u2013 one dark blue, the other brown \u2013 appear to meet and form a distinct delineation. The caption alleges the video shows \u201cwhere the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean meet without mixing.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/06\/29\/fact-check-japanese-police-spraying-looters-rioters-blue-dye-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Photo Show Japanese Police Spraying \u2018Looters And Rioters\u2019 With Blue Dye?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is, however, not what the video actually shows. A reverse image search of key frames traced it back to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_sMHM3enq38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 YouTube video<\/a> that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_sMHM3enq38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its description<\/a>, captures a <a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/85028\/plume-from-the-fraser-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">natural phenomenon<\/a> where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=fraser+river&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwit_ej23JXyAhUhF1kFHUePDBAQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fraser River<\/a> meets the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Strait+of+Georgia\/@49.8168941,-129.0315719,5.99z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x54887ff7d0eaefa7:0xe10e9cc02326b995!8m2!3d49.3568568!4d-123.8727568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strait of Georgia<\/a> near Vancouver, Canada. The logo for the British Columbia-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BC Ferries<\/a> is visible on the boat in the footage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe river water (Fraser River) flows into the ocean water (Strait of Georgia): a short video clip shot from the BC Ferries boat from Nanaimo, Vancouver Island (Duke Point) to Vancouver (Tsawwassen),\u201d reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_sMHM3enq38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video\u2019s description<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceannetworks.ca\/fraser-river-plume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean Networks Canada<\/a> explains that the phenomenon stems from the fresh water carried by the Fraser River mixing \u201cwith ocean water to form a thin plume of buoyant brackish water\u201d and that \u201ca sharp change in the currents occurs where the ocean colour and salinity change rapidly, signifying the edge of the plume.\u201d The Fraser River Plume becomes more distinct during the early summer when the river water carries \u201chigh sediment loads,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceannetworks.ca\/fraser-river-plume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean Networks Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos showing the Fraser River Plume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-british-columbia-fraser-river-plume-in-the-strait-of-georgia-caused-21924710.html?pv=1&amp;stamp=2&amp;imageid=BC7AB7A5-F384-425A-B0C0-4849E0DA1E07&amp;p=67147&amp;n=0&amp;orientation=0&amp;pn=1&amp;searchtype=0&amp;IsFromSearch=1&amp;srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dFraser%2520River%2520Plume%26qt_raw%3dFraser%2520River%2520Plume%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alamy.com\/stock-photo-british-columbia-fraser-river-plume-in-the-strait-of-georgia-caused-21924584.html?pv=1&amp;stamp=2&amp;imageid=3A9582D0-4DF9-4692-A50A-309F37712375&amp;p=67147&amp;n=0&amp;orientation=0&amp;pn=1&amp;searchtype=0&amp;IsFromSearch=1&amp;srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dFraser%2520River%2520Plume%26qt_raw%3dFraser%2520River%2520Plume%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be found<\/a> on the stock photo website Alamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meeting but not mixing.Verdict: False The video shows a river plume where the Fraser River meets the Strait 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