CLAIM: Aerial footage shows alleged part of Metro Manila submerged in a massive flood in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina.
RATING: FALSE
An aerial footage allegedly showing a massive flood in Metro Manila surfaced on different social media platforms last July.
The video erroneously claimed that the extensive damage came in the aftermath of intensified monsoon rains due to Typhoon “Carina” (international name “Gaemi”).
It carried texts saying: “Pray for the Philippines” and “Metro Manila,” and captions using the hashtags “#Carina” and “Typhoon2024” on TikTok. The YouTube versions outrightly used misleading titles.
The footage, however, showed no clue as to its real location. Closer inspection bore no semblance to any recognizable landmark in Metro Manila and no indication that the footage was of Philippine origin either.
Google reverse search showed similar footage from Instagram dating to May this year. The Instagram post indicated that the video was taken in the aftermath of the floods at Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
The video was recycled in early July before the onslaught of Typhoon “Carina.” YouTube channel “Belmar Tv” described the video as having been taken in the wake of the series of summer floods in China as early as April.
PressOne.PH’s searches of the video and similar footage, however, did not yield evidence related to both events.
These videos used the same sound as overlay, possibly to hide any background noise that could indicate the origin of the video. Hurt Allauigan
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