{"id":2291889,"date":"2024-07-10T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-the-recent-hurricane-in-jamaica\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T12:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:04:04","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-the-recent-hurricane-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-the-recent-hurricane-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show The Recent Hurricane In Jamaica?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-the-recent-hurricane-in-jamaica%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291889&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-business-owner-blocks-in-health-inspectors-car-who-shut-his-business-down-over-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Fed Up Business Owner Blocks In Health Inspector\u2019s Car Who Shut His Business Down Over COVID Restrictions\">post shared<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-detention-for-alleged-proud-boy-whose-lawyer-blames-trump-for-capitol-incident\/\" title=\"Judge Orders Detention for Alleged Proud Boy Whose Lawyer Blames Trump for Capitol Incident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> showing<\/a> \u2063the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-and-officials-condemn-attack-on-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Lawmakers and officials condemn attack on U.S. Capitol\">destruction caused<\/a> by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica is false. \u200cThe image circulated before Hurricane\u200d Beryl even hit. Hurricane Beryl was downgraded to a tropical depression as \u2062it moved toward inland Texas. At least three people have been killed in the storm and it has \u200dcaused flash floods. \u2062Please be cautious about sharing information on social media without verifying its accuracy. It is important\u2064 to\u200c rely on official sources for updates \u200don severe weather events \u2062like hurricanes to ensure accurate and timely \u2062information. Our thoughts are with those affected by the impact of Hurricane Beryl.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02mYCoKPniFXaycunbpxAfEANUMzcKZHRkDQUzpob5tk5qvwaDsp3WLtu8WYpy1ocXl&#038;id=100076461276109\">shared on social media <\/a><\/u>purportedly shows an image of the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image circulated before Hurricane Beryl.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Beryl was downgraded to a tropical depression on Monday as it moved toward inland Texas,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/beryl-landfall-texas-hurricane\">Fox Weather<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. At least three people have been killed in the storm and has caused flash floods in the Houston Metro.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Facebook purportedly shows chaos caused by the recent storm that struck Jamaica. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-smiths-movie-emancipation-leaves-georgia-over-voting-law-will-lose-15-million-in-tax-breaks\/\" title=\"Will Smith\u2019s Movie \u2018Emancipation\u2019 Leaves Georgia Over Voting Law, Will Lose  Million In Tax Breaks\">image shows<\/a> two large trucks tipping and power lines falling.<\/p>\n<p>The text overlay says, \u201cSomething terrible minutes ago! Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cBeryl is destroying Jamaica as a category 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. Credible news reports, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2024\/07\/08\/image-not-hurricane-beryl-jamaica-fact-check\/74310325007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a>, debunked that this image was taken during Hurricane Beryl. The image has been used as a thumbnail on a YouTube video dating back to<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@worldview188\/videos\">April 2024<\/a>, titled \u201cNatural disasters! A chaotic storm attack Mexico! destroying damaged buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another video entitled \u201cTOP 14 minutes of Natural Disasters! Most Horrific Storm in China caught on camera\u201d also used the image for the<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gqsGED6tfEU\">thumbnail<\/a><span> <\/span>in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl did hit<span> <\/span>Jamaica on Wednesday and reached a category 4 classification, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-beryl-caribbean-jamaica-cayman-islands-774803fc70e187ea96e7df10f84d8a50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. The storm forced over 500 hundred people to shelters.<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/08\/fact-check-image-protests-le-pen-france\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Viral X Image Does Not Show Protests Against Le Pen In France)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/26\/fact-check-aoc-socialism-satire\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated that all her socialist friends are millionaires.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims to show the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica, but the image actually circulated before the hurricane hit. The image shows two trucks tipping over and power lines falling, with a caption stating that Hurricane Beryl caused the chaos. However, credible news reports have debunked this claim, as the image was actually taken during a different natural disaster in Mexico and China in April 2024. Hurricane Beryl did hit Jamaica and reached a category 4 classification, forcing over 500 people into shelters. This misinformation is not uncommon online, as seen in other debunked claims such as one involving Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2291890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RTX5GAQZ-e1585146167112.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,19632,34529],"class_list":["post-2291889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-image","tag-recent-hurricane"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RTX5GAQZ-e1585146167112.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}