Claim: A video that shows roofs being torn off and cars and street signs thrown about by strong winds, supposedly in the US state of North Carolina, was shared at least 1.6 million times on Facebook since it was posted September 11, 2018. However, the majority of the images shown in the video were actually captured days before Hurricane Florence in Japan, during Typhoon Jebi.
Fact-check: No, these videos were not taken during Hurricane Florence
Verdict: no, these videos were not taken during hurricane florence
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09