Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through a video, it is claimed that the footage shows gold plates in a tunnel from the Vatican to Jerusalem, about 1500 miles long.
The claim was published by a Slovenian-language Facebook account, which was later shared by an Albanian-language account. (here)
What did hibrid.info find?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has not been found where these images were taken. Also, the claim made that the tunnel is 1500 miles long (about 2400 kilometers), does not hold up, as the distance between the Vatican and Jerusalem is 4057 kilometers.
The sharing link of the post published by the account "Ymer Kos Bytyqi":
Video description:
Tunnel from the Vatican to Jerusalem. It is about 1500 miles long and runs through land and water. They found a lot of gold from the Vatican, piled 13 meters high. 650 planes carrying this gold
Using Google Maps, it was confirmed that the distance from Vatican City to Jerusalem is much greater than 2400 kilometers, as claimed in the aforementioned post.
If there were an underground tunnel from the Vatican to Jerusalem, it would have to pass through several European and Middle Eastern countries. If a tunnel connecting the Vatican and Jerusalem were underground, it would not be 2400 kilometers long, as claimed, but 4057 kilometers. (see here)
In the other case, if the tunnel were to pass under water, it would be 3550 kilometers long. (see here)
Analyze:
Through a video showing footage of a tunnel, it is claimed that it is about 2400 kilometers long and connects the Vatican with Israel.
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that it is unknown where the footage was taken from. Also, if such a tunnel existed, its distance would be over 4000 kilometers.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Conspiracy Theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are considered to be informational content that contains a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event or person, presenting it as part or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). The characteristic of these contents is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any reliable evidence.