Fake Hurricane Photographs
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Hurricanes tend to blow dozens of mislabeled and manipulated storm photographs around the internet.
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Every summer when hurricanes start swirling in the world’s oceans, internet users are subjected to a flood of fake photographs. Here’s a look at some of the most popular miscaptioned, doctored, and outdated photographs that we’ve come across over the years.
Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?
A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is...
Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?
Did Hurricane Irma Create a ‘Cloud Face’?
A web site passed off a video shot in Canada in 2011 as "live footage"...
Did Hurricane Irma Create a ‘Cloud Face’?
Is This a Photograph of Hurricane Michael?
A photograph of an approaching storm is real, but it was taken months before Hurricane...
Is This a Photograph of Hurricane Michael?
Were Three Sharks Filmed in Miami Flood Waters After Hurricane Irma?
A video purportedly showing sharks swimming in a flooded area of Miami after Irma passed...
Were Three Sharks Filmed in Miami Flood Waters After Hurricane Irma?
Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?
A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day...
Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?
Did President Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Hurricane Victims from Floodwaters?
A photograph appears to show President Trump on a raft in Texas saving a flood...
Did President Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Hurricane Victims from Floodwaters?
Hurricane Jose Causes 30-Foot Waves At Jennette’s Pier?
An image purportedly showing a 30-foot wave crashing down on Jennette's Pier in North Carolina...
Hurricane Jose Causes 30-Foot Waves At Jennette’s Pier?
Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?
An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled...
Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?
Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?
Is President Trump enough of a feline lover to go wading out into floodwaters to...
Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?
Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?
Some social media users recycled an old, digitally-edited photograph that misled viewers in October 2018.
Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?
Is This an Image of Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaching Pensacola Beach?
An image purportedly showing a huge, ominous storm approaching a Florida beach town is actually...
Is This an Image of Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaching Pensacola Beach?