The claim
The viral video shows Islamic radicals setting fire to a giant Christmas tree inside a mall in the United Kingdom.
Original review summary
The video shows a Christmas tree catching fire at Sanli Plaza in Chengdu, China, in December 2024—not an attack in the United Kingdom. The review says media reports attributed the accidental fire to an electrical short circuit and found no link to an Islamist or jihadist group.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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