Is it true that the picture shows the drone show during the day of the dead in Mexico?

A photograph allegedly taken in Mexico City during the celebration of the Day of the Dead in 2021 is distributed in social networks. We checked the authenticity of this picture.

About the drones that formed the figure of the skull in Sombrero in the sky over Mexico, November 2, 2021 told Picabu on its official page on VKontakte. Popular publics shared photography in the same social network "Zen" And I love art - In total about 4.5 million people were signed for them. The picture was also posted on their pages by users Facebook, Twitter, Livejournal and other social networks.

In 2020, the authorities Called Mexicans remain during the holiday of the house, canceled colorful parades, and also closed the entrance to the cemeteries. A year later the dead day Passed In the usual format, however, we were not able to find reports about the show of drones organized as part of the celebration.

Allegedly depicting the show, photography became popular not only in Russian social networks. How found out Our colleagues from the authoritative fact of Snopes, the picture at least does not depict the events of 2021 - it appeared In social networks a year earlier. At the same time, the flights of drones in Mexico allowed Only in the daytime.

Moreover, the city and mountain captured in the photo are on the other end of the world. The basis of the image that was encouraged in social networks became slightly altered picture Flickr user under the nickname Koshi Chiba, made back in 2014. Judging by the signature and tags, in the photo we see the famous Japanese Mount Fujiyama, removed from the observation deck near the city of Kofu. The drones that formed the figure of the skull in the sky, apparently, were added to the picture using installation, but, unfortunately, it was not possible to find the author of the image.

Addition 4/11/2021: The primary source of the photograph, apparently, was the Render of the Russian Company GEOSCAN, which is engaged in drones and, in particular, organizes a show with the participation of aircraft. On October 5, 2020, the company published on its Instagram Photo With drones built in the form of a skull and signature: “Different cultures require different ways to demonstrate their values, feelings and heritage. For example, in Mexico they will soon celebrate the Day of the Dead. <...>. Imagine how an amazing light show with drones could look at one of the events as part of the celebration! ”

Two days later the company Placed In its Instagram, another photo dedicated to how the drones show on the Mexican day of the dead could look. It was it a year later that became viral on the Internet.

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