Fact Check: Old Video Falsely Shared As "Cyclone Fengal Aftermath" In Chennai
NDTV
Similar posts have been widely circulated on X, Facebook, and YouTube, linking the footage to the recent rains in Chennai. Archived versions of such posts can be found here, here, here, here, and here.
What's the claim?
A video showing a heavily flooded road at night has been shared online, with claims that it depicts scenes from Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, following heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal. One user on X shared the video with the caption, "Marina Beach Road, Chennai."
Similar posts have been widely circulated on X, Facebook, and YouTube, linking the footage to the recent rains in Chennai. Archived versions of such posts can be found here, here, here, here, and here.
However, our investigation reveals that the video is not from Chennai and predates Cyclone Fengal.
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