Fact Check: Hailstorm in Nepal also ‘appeared’ in Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Vietnam
A video of heavy rainfall is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the video shows a hailstorm in Nanded, Maharashtra.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 21 March 2023 10:21 AM GMT
(Screengrab source: Twitter)
A video of heavy rainfall is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the video shows a hailstorm in Nanded, Maharashtra.
(Screengrab source: Twitter)
Fact Check
NewsMeter verified that the video is from Nepal. On performing a reverse image search of the video’s keyframe, we found it posted on April 21, 2022, on a Facebook account named AajTak Nepal. As per the caption, the video is from Chitwan, a district in Nepal. The video also has the watermark of Tik Tok user @diwakarbartaula.
(Screengrab source: Facebook)
Using this cue, we searched for Diwakar Bartaula on Facebook and found the video posted on his account on April 18, 2022.
Next, we ran a keyword search and found the video published on Daily Motion on April 28, 2020. As per the description, the video is from Chitawan, Nepal.
We also found the longer version of the video published on YouTube by a channel named Ho Nepali Ho on April 30, 2022. It was mentioned in the caption that the video is from Chitawan, Nepal.
Hence, we conclude that the video of the hailstorm is from Nepal, not Nanded, Maharashtra. During our investigation, we found that the video in the past has gone viral several times, being attributed to hailstorms in Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Vietnam.
NewsMeter has also reached out to Diwakar Bartaula for more information. The story will be updated when he responds.
