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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 -- It's At Least 3 Other Places

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    Does a video compilation show Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica on July 3, 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation consists of older, unrelated video clips from intense weather events in other places. None of the footage was shot in Jamaica. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok on July 3, 2024. It was captioned: Hurricane Beryl Caribbean…

    • Jul 9, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 -- It's At Least 3 Other Places Recycled Clips
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Muslim Migrants' Destroying Property 'Because An Israeli Singer Took Part In Eurovision'

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    Does a video in a social media post show "Muslim migrants" destroying public property because an Israeli singer was featured in the Eurovision song contest? No, that's not true: The footage shows a 2009 anti-Israel demonstration in Sweden that turned violent. That 2009 demonstration occurred during a tennis tournament and was not related to that year's Eurovision contest, which was…

    • May 13, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Muslim Migrants' Destroying Property 'Because An Israeli Singer Took Part In Eurovision' 2009
  • Fact Check: Compilation Of Storm Videos Does NOT Exclusively Show April 2024 Storm That Caused Dubai Flooding

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    Does a video circulating on social media show clips of the rainstorms that caused widespread flooding in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; Bahrain, and Oman in mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation video contains clips of both real and computer-generated scenes, one from North America. Reverse image search results show several of these clips circulated before the record-breaking…

    • Apr 24, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Compilation Of Storm Videos Does NOT Exclusively Show April 2024 Storm That Caused Dubai Flooding Incorrect ID
  • Fact Check: Cape Coral Residents NOT Painting Roofs BLUE For Laser Protection -- Blue Tarps Covered Roofs After Hurricane Ian

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    Did residents of Cape Coral, Florida, take to painting their roofs blue following numerous sightings of planes utilizing "Green Laser Technology," as claimed in a post circulating on social media? No, that's not true: The satellite imagery of Cape Coral, Florida, in the post dates back to a period after September 29, 2022, when Hurricane Ian impacted the area. Through…

    • Mar 6, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Cape Coral Residents NOT Painting Roofs BLUE For Laser Protection -- Blue Tarps Covered Roofs After Hurricane Ian  Storm Damaged
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flooding In Germany 'Right Now' -- Clips Are Dated And Also Show Other Places

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    Does this video show images of flooding in Berlin "right now"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories was able to identify most of these scenes and none show flooding in Berlin. While several clips showing flooding from the summer of 2023, much of the footage is from the 2021 European flash floods in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany as…

    • Sep 28, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flooding In Germany 'Right Now' -- Clips Are Dated And Also Show Other Places Mislabeled
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Tornado Daniel' In Libya -- It's Florida Storm Scene With Special Effects Added

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    Does this video show "Tornado Daniel" hitting Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: This video is a combination of a Floridian storm setting with visual effects added. The buildings and fallen tree are from a tornado tracker's YouTube channel where they followed Hurricane Matthew in Florida in October 2016. The cone tornado shape and lightning in the background are the…

    • Sep 21, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Tornado Daniel' In Libya -- It's Florida Storm Scene With Special Effects Added Visual FX
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To 'Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events'

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    Did President Joe Biden announce in September 2023 that his administration intends to "increase the number and intensity of the extreme weather events"? No, that's not true: A social media video used incomplete footage of a speech to imply that Biden intends to use weather wizardry to bolster fears about climate change. In remarks on September 2, 2023, Biden discussed…

    • Sep 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To 'Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events' Climate Change
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur

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    Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildfires would occur? No, that's not true: Biden appointed Robert J. Fenton Jr., a regional administrator for FEMA, as chief federal response coordinator…

    • Sep 7, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur No Time Issue
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Idalia Making Landfall On 'Clearwater Beach Florida'

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    Does a video accurately display Hurricane Idalia's landfall on a beach where many people are present in Clearwater, Florida? No, that's not true: This video clip shows a brief waterspout that occurred in June 2023 -- not a hurricane that made landfall in North Florida and caused significant damage in August 2023. The claim appeared in a reel (archived here)…

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Idalia Making Landfall On 'Clearwater Beach Florida' Old Waterspout
  • Fact Check: There Was NO Ebola Outbreak At Burning Man In 2023

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    Was a state of emergency declared due to an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada? No, that's not true: There were no reports of known or suspected Ebola cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency confirmed to Lead Stories on September 5, 2023. Burning Man representatives confirmed to Lead Stories that…

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: There Was NO Ebola Outbreak At Burning Man In 2023 No Reports
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