A video of a dust storm is being shared on social media with a claim that the video is from West Bengal.
Facebook users are sharing the post with the caption: “আজকে মালদা মেডিক্যাল কলেজে রোডে ঝড়ে কী অবস্থা মানুষের…” (English translation: The condition of people in Malda Medical College today in the storm…)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found that the video is from Uttar Pradesh.
We extracted the keyframes of the video and found the same video in a tweet, dated May 23, 2022. As per the caption, the video is from Kanpur.
The caption reads: “कानपुर में 70 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से आई आंधी ने मचाया तांड़व। हैलट अस्पताल में टीनशेड हवा में उड़ा और उसकी चपेट में आया बाइक सवार। अस्पताल परिसर में मचा हड़कंप। देखें लाइव” (English translation: The 70-kmph storm created a ruckus in Kanpur. Tin shed at the Hallett Hospital blew in the air, hitting a bike rider. There was a stir in the hospital premises. Watch live)
We found the same screenshot in a report by Live Hindustan, dated May 23, 2022.
Different visuals of the storm were also covered in a report by News 18. The title reads: “Kanpur typhoon: Cloud of dust everywhere in Kanpur, a stampede in the market”
Hence, it is clear that the visuals are not from West Bengal.
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