Fact Check: This viral clip that stormed social media is NOT from Israel

A video currently going viral allegedly shows a massive storm that recently hit Israel. The footage shows debris crashing through an underpass at high speed, with people seen running in panic. A woman in a hoodie appears to be filming the scene in selfie mode. Text overlaid on the clip reads, 'Today Israel.' A Facebook user shared this video on May 26 with a Hindi caption that translates to: 'A terrific storm has struck Israel.'advertisementIndia Today Fact Check, however, found that this video dates back to April 2024 and shows a storm in Dubai.Our Probe
A reverse search of the video's keyframes led us to multiple April 2024 posts on social media. One such Instagram post described it as a storm in Dubai. We also found this video in an April 17, 2024, Daily Mail report about a huge storm that struck Dubai at that time. According to the report, heavy rains caused flooding in Dubai, resulting in airport disruptions and cancelled flights.Some social media users attributed the video to a vlogger called Polina Nedogon. We found that Nedogon had shared this video on her TikTok account on April 16, 2024, mentioning the location as Dubai.Speaking to Wooglobe, a company that shares user-generated content, Nedogon narrated her experience of the storm. "I had a day of travel, three flights, and a bus to Dubai. Before departure, I didn't know about the upcoming storm. I barely made it to the Ibn Battuta Mall bus stop, and this is what happened next," she said.advertisementAccording to her Twitch and YouTube accounts, Polina Nedogon is a Russian acrobatics coach and a streamer.We were also able to locate the video around Dubai's Ibn Battuta Mall bus stop on Google Maps. It has the same pillar design and adjoining glass building as seen in the viral video.We did not find any recent reports of a major storm in Israel. However, there were reports of a massive sandstorm in southern Israel in early May.Thus, it's clear that a video from Dubai is being shared as footage of a recent storm in Israel.Must Watch
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