Claim: A video compilation of flooding in Florida as a result of Hurricane Milton shows water washing away a road and a car, rain battering a city at night, and a wave crashing into beach houses.
Fact-check: Hurricane Milton video compilation includes old and unrelated footage - Full Fact
Verdict: half of these clips aren't from hurricane milton. the first was filmed in austria, during widespread flooding in europe in september. the fourth video in the compilation has been online since august and is from chicago, and the final clip has been online since before hurricane milton made landfall—and has hallmarks of being generated or altered with ai.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-10-17T00:00:00