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schema:text	A video of a bird appearing to shoot laser and setting a small portion of his surrounding on fire is being shared on social media platforms to claim as recent visuals from Los Angeles, United States. What have users said?: Those sharing the clip have said, "A bird started the fire in Los Angeles, USA." How did we find that out?: We divided the viral clip into several keyframes using the help of video verification tool named 'InVID' and performed a reverse image search. A Google search indicated that the bird is called 'Southern Lapwing'. Also known as Quero-Quero in Brazil, the bird is found in different parts of South America. We compared a keyframe from the viral clip to a visual of Southern Lapwing uploaded on Wikimedia Commons and found that both of them appeared similar. Finding the original video: Team WebQoof conducted multiple keyword searches using different phrases. Using "quero-quero" as keywords, we found the same video published on an unverified YouTube channel named 'Fabricio Rabachim'. It was published on 14 December 2020 and it was titled, "Quero-Quero Power." As per the channel's bio, Rabachim is a self-taught Visual Effects (VFX) professional. What did the creator say?: We had previously reached out to Rabachim in 2021, who said that the bird is famous for "making a lot of noise and flying close to people to protect its nest." "I filmed this video in a park here in the city and the bird made a very interesting move for me to apply an effect, as the bird is already known to be intimidating, I decided to add laser rays in its eyes as a joke and study visual effects at the same time (sic)."Fabrício Rabachim A second wind: The Quint's fact-checking team had previously debunked the same clip in 2021, when it was shared with a similar claim. You can read our fact-check here. Conclusion: It is evident that the video is old and is being shared with a false claim. (Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on , or e-mail it to us at and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories .) (At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)
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