A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.
The minute-long video appeared to be a compilation of various clips showing different locations and events related to the storms.
The audio is unclear, with shouts and screams in the background.
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The video which has been shared in different WhatsApp groups chat was shared with the caption:
“For those who did not believe God exist, this is Washington DC home of homosexual and same sex marriage, now they can not stand the anger of God🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻”
CLAIM
Videos shows storm in Washington
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub shows that the claim is FALSE!

A Google reverse image search conducted on one of the frames from the video led to the a 15-seconds video on TikTok which opens with a side view of trees swaying behind a house, while a tornado spun through the sky. As the scene progressed, the video transitioned into what resembled a three-dimensional animation architectural house model.
Simultaneously, the camera angle shifted from a side view to a front view, enhancing the dramatic effect of the transformation.
The caption posted by the user also read : “Tornado Got Frozen #AI”.
Subjecting another key frame from the video to a google reverse image search, it provided earlier appearance of the video being attributed to to a tornado in Texas.


The FactCheckHub decided to conduct a search on the keyword “Texas Tornado May 2024” and search results showed that severe storms had hit Texas on May 16 2024, which had resulted to four deaths and caused power outages affecting over a million people.
The images in the search results were nearly similar to the one posted but The FactCheckHub could not independently determine the source of the video.
Further Findings showed that there have been no reports of storms or natural disasters in Washington DC as such an event would be widely reported by local and international media houses such as the Hurricane Helene that affected Florida in September.
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THE VERDICT
The claim that the videos shows storms in Washington is false; while some of the videos are AI generated, the videos are not related to any storms in Washington DC as there have been no reports of such recently.
Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or [email protected].