{"id":1254,"date":"2020-12-12T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2022-02-21T09:57:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T09:57:41","slug":"fact-check-was-this-video-taken-in-kattankudy-during-the-burevi-cyclone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/fact-check-was-this-video-taken-in-kattankudy-during-the-burevi-cyclone\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was this video taken in Kattankudy during the Burevi Cyclone?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The recent Cyclone Burevi which hit the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka on the night of 2nd December, gradually moved west towards the on the following day, without causing extensive damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Meteorology<\/a> and Disaster Management Center<\/a> both had issued warnings about heavy rains and strong winds especially in the identified risk zones across the North East and North West areas of the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, we discovered that a video was being shared on social media, which shows a billboard collapsing and falling on a motorist, claiming to be taken in Kattankudy, Sri Lanka during Cyclone Burevi. However, our investigation revealed that the video was not taken recently and not shot in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Facebook Page named \u201cLatta Patta\u201d posted the video on 2nd December with the words: \u201cKaththankudy Sri Lanka\u201d as seen below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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