The claim
Claim: China rescued a baby from 300 feet borewell
Original publisher’s rating
Fact crescendo Rating: Partly False
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The review says the Chinese child fell into a 300-foot-deep borewell in 2016, but became trapped only about 37–38 feet down and was rescued alive. Thus, the video does not show a child being rescued from 300 feet below ground.[S1]
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- [S1] Fact crescendo original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026
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