“The viral video of strong winds and rain cutting down a tree was taken during the onslaught of Typhoon Pepito.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Nov 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
A reverse image search revealed that the video was published in October, before the typhoons hit the country.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 20 November 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1254519162536709
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.