Fact check: Is the monumental Eiffel tower visible from London?

ongoing coronavirus outbreak has caused a lot of confusion and paraia amidst people.  pandemic has taken an ugly turn and confusion is fuelled furrmore when people share fake messs and doctored videos on social media platforms. w, ar such fake video has started circulating on internet. 

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Claim - 

A video has been doing rounds on Internet where Eiffel tower can be apparently seen from London Eye. video claims furrmore that Eiffel tower is visible w as people are maintaining self-isolation. video was captioned stating 'We are Virus', referencing to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Rating - False

London Eye is located in South of London, distance between it and Paris is nearly 200 miles. stature similar to Eiffel Tower is actually a massive television transmitter. It is called crystal palace transmission mast. It is possible for various people to mistake it for Eiffel tower as tower is 719 meters tall. transmission tower was built back in 1956 and is still used as primary transmitter for various television and radio stations in London. 

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Origin - 

A Reddit user shared video on a subreddit where various netizens viewed video. Some Reddit users were quick to point out that video was actually t of Eiffel tower. But that did t stop video from going viral. Some users were also quick to point out that Eiffel tower cant be visible from London in a very detailed manner. 

Google Trends analysis - 

As video was posted on Reddit and various or social media platforms from re, a number of people searched on Gooogle wher video had any credibility to it. This resulted in a surge of searches for same. Check it out below - 

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