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The claim

Visuals show a narrow sandy strip surrounded by seawater, purported to be where Moses parted the Red Sea to help his people escape the Pharaoh’s army

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the visuals as Yugu Shazhou, a fishbone-shaped sandbank in Fujian Province, China—not the location of Moses’s Red Sea crossing. It says the location is promoted as a scenic tourist spot and that the crossing’s exact location is undetermined.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026