Climate and environment

“T​​he video depicts flooding in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show real flooding in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. It is generated using artificial intelligence and contains multiple visual inconsistencies. Google’s ‘SynthID’ tool confirmed the video is AI-gen…

“Flights are stranded due to heavy waterlogging at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport, India. Normies will say this is natural rainfall, but we know what's up. This is the result of weather modification, cloud seeding.”

“Visuals of the flash flood occurred in Uttarakhand on 5 August 2025.”

FACTLY says: The video actually depicts a flash flood in Bardonecchia, Italy, not Uttarakhand.

“The viral photo shows the condition of a school after flash floods in Uttarakhand in August 2025.”

FACTLY says: The image is AI-generated. Verification using Hive and Sightengine confirmed it was created by AI. On 08 August 2025, the Uttarakhand Police clarified that the photo is fake and falsely linked to the Harshil–Dharali dis…

“Photo of a Chinook helicopter deployed to Dharali to transport a JCB excavator after the 5 August 2025 flash floods in Uttarakhand.”

FACTLY says: This is a digitally edited image. The original photo of the upper half of this image has existed on the internet since at least October 2020. The bottom half of the photo shows the damage at the Dharali market area duri…

“Cloud seeding over parts of Texas two days before the floods caused or contributed to the disaster”

“A total solar eclipse would occur on August 2, 2025, described as the longest eclipse of the 21st century with six minutes of darkness.”

“Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting”

“In Portugal, a "roll" cloud was spotted that looked like a tsunami. This is a low, horizontal, tubular cloud associated with thunderstorms and strong winds. #Tsunami #earthquake #Hawaii #TsunamiWatch”

“A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska early Thursday morning, following which a tsunami warning was issued, although it was later cancelled. The epicentre of the earthquake was near Popof Island. Alaska is an earthquake-active region, and this incident occurred due to the collision of tectonic plates. The damage caused by the earthquake is not yet known.”

“A video claims to show an earthquake caught on CCTV in India.”

Vera Files says: The footage was taken during a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Kathmandu, Nepal, on Apr. 25, 2015.

“A form of weather modification called cloud seeding caused the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.”

FactCheck.org says: It’s not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

“A claim that a rise in earthquakes of a magnitude of six or more points to impending catastrophic climate changes”

“The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”

“The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.”

“claim that urban heat islands are the cause of global warming”

“Claims that volcanic carbon dioxide emissions make the longest-running gas measurement inaccurate”

“Photo shows a submerged area around Charminar in Hyderabad during the Musi River floods of September 1908.”

FACTLY says: This viral photo is AI-generated. It contains a ‘Meta AI’ watermark, which indicates that it has been created or altered by artificial intelligence. Multiple AI detection tools have also confirmed that the photo is AI-g…

“Pray for Assam #Assam #Flood #Guwahati #PrayForAssam”

“Pray for Assam #Assam #Flood #Guwahati #PrayForAssam”