A viral video that claims to show an explosion and subsequent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

A viral video that claims to show an explosion and subsequent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was actually taken in 2022 near Crimea.

In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, a container ship struck a support on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River. 

Live stream video of the collision and collapse posted on social media quickly went viral. 

Another video clip posted to X a few hours later claims to show an “alternate angle” of the bridge coming apart. The video appears to show the surface of the bridge, with vehicles driving on the roadway, followed by a massive explosion. The different angle of the collapse along with an explosion helped to fuel alternate theoriesabout how and why the bridge collapsed\.