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A tree swaying fiercely under the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy.
Archived version of the tweet can be seen here.
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A Google lens search on the keyframes of the viral video led us to a tweet by @anish_kohli, dated August 6, 2020. It carried a slightly longer version of the footage that has been linked to Cyclone Biparjoy.
Other posts from August 2020 carrying varied versions of the clip can be seen here and here.
A report by Mumbai Mirror, dated August 6, 2020, also carried the longer version of the footage, stating, “In a visual which shows the impact of the strong winds in Mumbai, a coconut tree was seen swaying dangerously on Wednesday. With the incessant rains crippling all activities in Mumbai, the maximum city received the highest rainfall of the season within just 12 hours on Wednesday, besides the highest-ever wind speed.”
Hence, the video has been falsely linked to Cyclone Biparjoy. It dates back to at least August 2020, however, we were not independently able to ascertain whether the video shows impact of any cyclone or not.
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Sources
Tweet By @anish_kohli, Dated August 6, 2020
Report By Mumbai Mirror, Dated August 6, 2020
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