“The viral video shows flooded roads and vehicles struggling to navigate near Marina Beach, Chennai, Tamil Nadu”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Nov 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
Chennai faced flooding due to Cyclone Fengal, which started on 25 November 2024. But the viral video, which shows heavy rainfall and flooding, is actually from 2 September 2024, when Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, experienced heavy rainfall. The viral video has no relation to the recent floods in Chennai
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 November 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 December 2024, 26 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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