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FACT CHECK: No, Viral Montage Does Not Solely Depict Hurricane Milton

Four of the video clips depict different storms. One video clip was created by a VFX artist.

Fact check:

hurricane milton landed It struck Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, leaving more than 2 million Floridians without power. The storm caused massive flooding and tornadoes, according to Associated Press.

Post made with X It claims to depict various videos of Hurricane Milton. of read the caption“Oh, God! Milton!” The accompanying montage consists of six video clips. (Related: Will Hurricane Milton become a Category 6 hurricane?)

That claim is false. The second clip is first posted It was posted on YouTube in July and depicts tornadoes in Iowa. The third clip is first posted Published on YouTube in 2022 and created by VFX artists.

The fourth clip is first posted Coming to YouTube in 2022. The fifth clip is first posted It was posted on YouTube in 2016 and depicts Hurricane Matthew. The sixth clip is first uploaded Online in 2021.

[S]Airen, Alert, a destructive tornado is coming to this neighborhood, the fear is shocking when it arrives with the sound, horror!!! This video is amazing,” the video reads in Spanish, and Check Your Fact has translated it using Google Translate, which shows the video was shot in Wisconsin.

In addition, user X reposted a video asserting the original post’s claims. of Post what you read‘This is fake!! TikTok’er ‘storm.13’ posted fake videos of Hurricane Milton yesterday and 7-10 hours ago today. ”

This isn’t the only montage of various storms incorrectly captioned as footage of Hurricane Milton. Check Your Fact debunked the claim that a post on X depicts Hurricane Milton.

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