The claim
The viral video shows China’s recent maglev train test conducted in December 2025.
Original review summary
The video shows a 500 km/h maglev test in Japan in November 2024, not China’s maglev test conducted in December 2025. FACTLY says the same footage appeared in a Nippon Television Railway Department video published on 9 November 2024.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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