A video of a flooded airport is being circulated on social media with a claim that it is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad.
The Facebook post read, “RGIA Airport Shamshabad after Heavy Rain ”
Another similar post was found here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the video and found the claim to be false.
With the help of InVID tool, we got the keyframes of the video. On putting the keyframes through Google Reverse Image Search, we found the same video on Reddit claiming that the flood-like situation inundated the airport in Mexico City.
Further, we also found the same video on Twitter, uploaded by Así El Weso (a Mexican radio program) dated August 31, 2017, which means that the video is old.
The tweet (translated in English) read, “Thus, the [situation at] @AICM_mx due to the rain that fell this evening #Weseros.”
Así el @AICM_mx debido a la lluvia que cayó esta tarde-noche #Weseros pic.twitter.com/ApFfYeeylm
— Así El Weso (@elwesomx) August 31, 2017
The tweet tagged the official Twitter handle of the Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico (@AICM_mx).
We also found another video on Twitter by Newsweek Mexico dated August 31, 2017
The translated caption read, “They suspended operations in the @AICM_mx because of the rains. This is what some track areas look like. nwnoticias.com Video: @CanalOnceTV)”.
Suspenden operaciones en el @AICM_mx por las lluvias.
Así lucen algunas zonas de pista. https://t.co/mKqbLJobAR
Video: @CanalOnceTV. pic.twitter.com/2a2dYsTKkg— Newsweek México (@NewsweekEspanol) August 31, 2017
Moreover, we also found the screengrab of the same video in a news article by Chailango dated August 31, 2017, claiming that this is what the situation at the airport tarmac looked like.
Another, news article on Selecciones dated August 31, 2017, claimed that severe flooding was reported from Mexico City International Airport (AICM).
Moreover, the official Twitter account of RGIA Hyderabad also called out the fake post.
— RGIA Hyderabad (@RGIAHyd) October 15, 2020
In conclusion, we can say that the video of the flooded airport is old and from Mexico. Don’t fall for false claims that it is from Hyderabad.
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