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cyclone

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Claim: A video on social media apparently shows a storm due to Cyclone Biparjoy striking India and Pakistan. Fact: The claim is false as the video is from Egypt and actually shows a sandstorm at the Suez Canal. Cyclone Biparjoy was churning across the northeastern Arabian Sea and hit western India on 15 June 2023. […]

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  Claim:  A video from ABP News shows terrifying visuals of torrential rainfall and extreme winds in Karachi ahead of cyclone Biparjoy. Fact: The video contains misleading and inaccurate visuals that do not reflect the actual weather conditions in Karachi before or during the cyclone. The video shows calm sea and winds, old footage of […]

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Claim: A video of waves of water crashing onto a bridge apparently shows Cyclone Biparjoy damaging in Gujrat, India. Fact: The video is actually from 2017, not from 2023 when Cyclone Biparjoy is nearing India and Pakistan. Cyclone Biparjoy has been churning across the northeastern Arabian Sea, heading toward southern Pakistan and western India since […]

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Claim: A video claims to show Cyclone Biparjoy making landfall in Gujarat, India.  Fact: The video is old. In fact, it shows huge waves crashing on the coast of San Sebastian in Spain.  Fact or Fiction? On 12 June 2023, PakWeather.com (@Pak_Weather) tweeted a video claiming that it shows Cyclone Biparjoy passing by the coast […]

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