Fact Check: Viral clip of traffic signal floating in floodwater is not from Hyderabad
4 years, 2 months ago

Fact Check: Viral clip of traffic signal floating in floodwater is not from Hyderabad

India Today  

A video of a traffic signal post getting swept away in floodwater is circulating on social media with the claim that this is a scene from Hyderabad after heavy downpour. Amid this, a bizarre video of a traffic signal post floating down a waterlogged street has caught the attention of netizens. The title of the video says, “Dramatic moment: ‘Walking’ traffic light gets swept down the flooded street in China”. According to CGTN, the video, filmed in Yulin city of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, shows a temporary traffic light being swept down a street by floodwaters.

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FACT CHECK: Old video of Pakistan floods misrepresented as recent floods in Kedarnath
1 year, 4 months ago

FACT CHECK: Old video of Pakistan floods misrepresented as recent floods in Kedarnath

India TV News  

A video of flash floods in the Swat Valley of Pakistan in 2020 is being falsely shared on social media as recent floods in Kedarnath, India. Image Source : INDIA TVScreenshot of the video shared on the Facebook page Image Source : INDIA TVAnother video of flood in Swat Valley India TV did a fact check When we found this …

Hyderabad CCTV footage shows how water took over home in 2 hours
4 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad CCTV footage shows how water took over home in 2 hours

India Today  

Dramatic visuals from rain-battered Hyderabad have surfaced on social media with CCTV footage showing rising water levels and floodwaters entering residential areas of the city. Several houses in Hafiz Baba Nagar, Omar Colony, Phool Bagh, India Nagar, Rajiv Nagar and Shivaji Nagra were flooded last Saturday following heavy rains in Hyderabad. The CCTV footage from a street in Chandrayangutta shows …

Fact Check: Viral Video Of Mexico Shared As Flooded Hyderabad Airport, Visuals Are 3 Yrs Old
4 years, 2 months ago

Fact Check: Viral Video Of Mexico Shared As Flooded Hyderabad Airport, Visuals Are 3 Yrs Old

ABP News  

Earlier the same video was used to spread fake news claiming the visuals are from Mumbai airport.The video was widespread by many media houses claiming the video to be of Mumbai airport and the delay in flights due to such conditions. When the screenshots of the video were run through Google Reverse Image Search, many similar videos were found in …

Old Visuals from Gujarat, Mexico Shared as Hyderabad Rains
4 years, 2 months ago

Old Visuals from Gujarat, Mexico Shared as Hyderabad Rains

The Quint  

We searched on YouTube using keywords ‘crocodile heavy rain’ and found a video that was uploaded on 10 August 2019, with the caption ‘Crocodile in the city due to continuing rain, heavy rain cause wild animal to get in the city’. With relevant keyword searches, we came across an NDTV bulletin uploaded on 3 August 2019 with the caption ‘Chilling …

Fact Check: Old video from Mexico shared as flooded Hyderabad airport
4 years, 2 months ago

Fact Check: Old video from Mexico shared as flooded Hyderabad airport

India Today  

Relief operations are underway in Telangana after unprecedented rainfall over the last two days resulted in flooding of low-lying areas of the state, including in the capital Hyderabad. AFWA probe Using InVID tool and appropriate keywords, we found that the video is from Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez Ciudad de México, the international airport of Mexico City. We also found a …

Fact Check: Old videos go viral as visuals from Telangana as rains lash state
4 years, 2 months ago

Fact Check: Old videos go viral as visuals from Telangana as rains lash state

India Today  

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been witnessing heavy rainfall for the last couple of days. Video 1: Crocodile in a waterlogged street Using InVID tool and appropriate keywords, we found a longer version of the same video carried by a YouTube channel called "Gujarat News Live19" on August 4 last year. NDTV carried a similar video on August 3, 2019, …

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