Many people are angry after the ‘fake’ video has been shared online after 17 people died on White Island. Video / Brandspank
Fake footage being shared online of the White Island eruption that killed 17 peoplehas upset many Kiwis.
Tweets claiming to show live footage of the deadly eruption, which was actually a simulation video created for Auckland Museum showing the devastation an undersea volcano eruption would bring to Auckland, have goneviral.
The eruption is seen occurring in front of Rangitoto and not White Island, which is more than 200km to the southeast.
"F**k you. People died on that island that day," one response on Twitter said.
"Take it down d**khead. People died and you want to score points from that?" another comment said.
Screen shot from the simulation showing what could happen in Auckland. Photo / Auckland Museum.
The video sharers are being called "despicable" and "the very worst of Twitter people".
"You know people died here very recently and you use the event to post a lie!?" was another response.
The video shows an underwater volcano erupting sending ash and smoke towards the coastline and wiping out houses and buildings. One post claimed the video was shot automatically from a home-installed camera showing the White Island eruption on December 9.
