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Here's a Collection of Fake Hurricane Photographs

Hurricanes tend to blow dozens of mislabeled and manipulated storm photographs around the internet.

Snopes Staff

Published Aug. 28, 2019

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: In this NOAA handout image, NOAA's GOES East satellite capture of Hurricane Harvey shows the storm making landfall shortly after 8:00pm CDT on August 25, 2017 on the mid-Texas coast. Now at category 4 strength, Harvey's maximum sustained winds had increased to 130 miles per hour. (Photo by NASA/NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

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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 Here's a look at some of the most popular miscaptioned, doctored, and outdated photographs that we've come across over the years.

A picture that was taken from high in the air and shows Hurricane Ian or another storm hovering over Miami or Fort Myers is real, according to the rumor.

Fake Photo Doesn't Show Real Hurricane Over Miami, Florida

Oct. 27, 2022 If a hurricane is headed for Florida, this creative digital artwork showin ...

Was an Orca spotted in a flooded street during Hurricane Ian?

This Is Not a Real Pic of an Orca in a Flooded City Street

Sept. 28, 2022 This fabricated photo was making the rounds well before anyone claimed it was taken during Hurri ...

Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?

Aug. 29, 2011 A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.

Screengrab from video showing "sharks" swimming through Miami

Were Three Sharks Filmed in Miami Flood Waters After Hurricane Irma?

Sept. 12, 2017 A video purportedly showing sharks swimming in a flooded area of Miami after Irma passed through ...

Did Crabs Swarm a Florida Road After Hurricane Irma?

Sept. 13, 2017 In 2017, a website falsely claimed to be showing live footage of a mass crab migration in the af ...

Clouds showing an ominous face

Did Hurricane Irma Create a 'Cloud Face'?

Sept. 11, 2017 A web site passed off a video shot in Canada in 2011 as "live footage" of a storm that lashed Fl ...

Is This a Photograph of Hurricane Michael?

Oct. 12, 2018 A photograph of an approaching storm is real, but it was taken months before Hurricane Michael m ...

Video still of girl clinging to screen door blowing open from wind

Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?

Oct. 16, 2017 A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captur ...

Did President Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Hurricane Victims from Floodwaters?

Sept. 1, 2017 A photograph appears to show President Trump on a raft in Texas saving a flood victim after Hurr ...

Hurricane Jose Causes 30-Foot Waves At Jennette's Pier?

Sept. 19, 2017 An image purportedly showing a 30-foot wave crashing down on Jennette's Pier in North Carolina i ...

Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?

Sept. 7, 2017 An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.

Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?

Sept. 5, 2017 Is President Trump enough of a feline lover to go wading out into floodwaters to rescue a pair o ...

Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?

Oct. 11, 2018 Some social media users recycled an old, digitally-edited photograph that misled viewers in Octo ...

Is This an Image of Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaching Pensacola Beach?

May 29, 2018 An image purportedly showing a huge, ominous storm approaching a Florida beach town is actually ...

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