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What to know about Watch: Drones crash into water after Sydney light show malfunction

Watch: Drones crash into water after Sydney light show malfunction Almost 90 drones fell into the water of Sydney's Darling Harbour during a light festival on Monday.

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What happened

Watch: Drones crash into water after Sydney light show malfunction Almost 90 drones fell into the water of Sydney's Darling Harbour during a light festival on Monday.

Why it matters

The malfunction was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties", according to organisers Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations.

Common ground

Two upcoming aerial displays have now been cancelled.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The malfunction was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties", according to organisers Vivid Sydney”
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Both BBC News and Flipboard independently report that Vivid Sydney organisers attributed the malfunction to 'unforeseen technical difficulties'.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The malfunction was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties", according to organisers Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/stampede-at-a-south-carolin…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Organisers of Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations, said the malfunction on Monday evening, local time, was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d330wqq2zo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 2: “Almost 90 drones fell into the water of Sydney's Darling Harbour during a light festival on Monday.”
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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that almost 90 drones fell into Darling Harbour during the Vivid Sydney festival on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which the city of Sydney is situated. It consists of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Circular Quay is a harbour, former working port and now international passenger shipping terminal, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node in Sydney, New South Wales, Aus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_Quay
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Sydney is the story of the peoples of the land that has become modern Sydney. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engraving…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sydney
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Claim 3: “Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations.”
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Both BBC News and Flipboard describe Vivid Sydney as an annual three-week festival featuring large light installations.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The malfunction was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties", according to organisers Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/stampede-at-a-south-carolin…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Organisers of Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations, said the malfunction on Monday evening, local time, was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d330wqq2zo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 4: “Two upcoming aerial displays have now been cancelled.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that drone shows scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday (two upcoming displays) were cancelled following the malfunction.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The K sets are a type of double-decker electric multiple units (EMU) that currently operate on the Sydney Trains suburban network. Built by A Goninan & Co, the K sets first entered service in 1981 ope…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_K_set
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