“The viral video shows real footage of a cloudburst.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not real. It shows several inconsistencies, and the original video was uploaded on an Instagram page with a mention that it was AI-created. The administrator of the page also confirmed it was made using RunwayML. Moreover, the AI-detection tool Hive flagged it as 99.6% AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 August 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DNUz7nXRPd7/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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