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“The visuals depict cars being washed away due to floods in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu”
Social media posts Claim dated 18 Dec 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The visuals show flood situation in Morocco in July 2023. News channels reported on this video, indicating that it depicts events in Morocco during flash floods. Besides, tamil voices were digitally added to the viral video and shared

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 18 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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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.