No, this video does not show Redfern, Australia

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Published on June 5, 2019 at 09:52
Updated on June 5, 2019 at 09:52
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By AFP Australia

A video that shows a harbour village surrounded by mountains has been shared in a Twitter post with a claim it shows Redfern, Australia. The Twitter post has been retweeted multiple times. The claim is false; the footage in fact shows Portofino on the Italian Riviera coastline.

The 10-second video was shared in this Twitter post on May 30, 2019.

The caption states: “Redfern, Australia”.

According to the Pocket-Oz travel website: “Redfern, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, is located 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district”.

Below is a screenshot of the tweet:

Some Twitter users posted responses to the tweet which indicated they believed the video was filmed in Australia.

Below is a screenshot of some of their comments:

The claim is false; the video in fact shows the Italian coastal village of Portofino, a popular tourist destination located southeast of the city of Genoa.

A reverse image search of a screenshot of the footage found these similar images described as taken at the Portofino harbour.

Below is a 360-degree photo geotagged to Marina di Portofino, or Port of Portofino, on Google Maps:

Below is a comparison of a screenshot of the video (L), a photo on Google Maps (R) as well as Google satellite imagery at the bottom showing areas of similarities (circled in orange):

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