claim: An animated image shows Mount Vesuvius erupting during a firework celebration in Naples, Italy.
origin: An animated image purportedly showing people in Naples, Italy attempting to â€œupstageâ€ a volcanic eruption with a firework display reappearedÂ on social media in May 2017: < I was wondering if someone would actually believe this :)). I obviously faked the eruption. If Vesuvio had erupted the medias would have talked about it because it has been sleeping for 70 years and next eruption will be catastrophic. Otherwise the fireworks are real, and I can assure you that New yearâ€™s eve in Naples is absolutely astonishing > Hereâ€™s a video of the New Yearâ€™s firework display in Naples (sans volcano):