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The AI detection tool has flagged the use of deep furk and facial manipulation in videos. Nor have there been any reports linking the incident shown in the video to a tropical storm.
Claim: The video shows families caught up in floods caused by the Tropical Storm (WIPHA), which caused heavy rain to parts of Lusonn, the Philippines.
Rating: false
Why did we fact-check this: The video containing the claims has 377,300 views, 2,100 likes, 297 shares and 502 shares at the time of writing.
The video text states: ang lupit mo (You're so devastating). God, help us. ”
Many viewers seem to believe the video is authentic, and there are many comments expressing sympathy for the family in the video.
This video was posted on July 19th. A severe tropical storm patrols caused heavy rains to fall over the northern Luzon, later leaving the Philippine Responsible Area (PAR) that same day.
fact: Analysis by the AI detection tool site engine shows that the video is very likely to be generated by AI, showing an 88% chance of being deepfake. The results also showed an 88% chance of face manipulation and a 7% chance of using the generated AI.
Inverse image search for screenshots from videos, there are no reports from trusted sources that match the incident depicted in the clip.
Tropical Storm Clanging: Clising developed into tropical depression on July 16th, followed by a severe tropical storm on July 19th with a maximum sustained wind of 100 km/h and a gust of 125 km/h. I left par late that morning.
Clising amplified the southwest monsoon, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and parts of the southern Luzon River and Visayas. Even after leaving PAR, Clising continued to affect the weather in most of Lusone and Visayas.
Crising is the Philippines' third tropical cyclone in 2025, following the second Toy Humbishing in July.
Weather Update: As of July 25, the Philippines' Office of Atmospheric, Geophysics and Astronomy Services (Pagasa) had monitored an emong (symbiosis), which made its second landfall in Ilocos Sur on Friday morning, and subsequently weakened by a serious tropical storm.
For legal weather updates, please visit Pagasa's official website. X (formerly Twitter) Pageand your YouTube channel. Updates can also be found on Rappler's Philippine Weather page. – Marjuice Destinado/Rappler.com
Marjuice Destinado is a senior political science student at Cebu Normal University (CNU). an Aries Rufo Journalism Fellow For Rappler in 2025, she is also a feature editor Anne Sugaofficial student publication of CNU.
