Fact-check: Video shows Typhoon Hagibis hitting Japanese island?

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A video has been viewed more than a million times in multiple posts on Facebook claiming that Typhoon Hagibis is hitting the Japanese island of Hachiji-jima. The claim is false. This video was actually filmed in Hong Kong in September 2018 during Typhoon Mangkhat.

The 35-second video was viewed more than 1.3 million times after it was posted. Here On Facebook on October 11, 2019, a day before Typhoon Higibus Landfall In Japan

At least 74 people are dead and dozens are missing after the typhoon hit Japan. This AFP report Published on October 16.

The video shows strong winds blowing through a covered taxi stand. The post’s caption reads: “Typhoon Hagibis hits Hachijo Jima. Source: Japan Tomo”.

Hachijō-jima There is a Japanese island in the Philippine Sea south of Tokyo.

Below is a screenshot of the misleading post:

This video has also been viewed thousands of times. Here, Here And Here With the same claim on Facebook.

The claim is false. The video shows Typhoon Mangkhat hitting Hong Kong in September 2018.

A reverse image search on Google found a high-definition version of the video published using keyframes from the video in the misleading post pulled with verification tool InVID. This Facebook post on Sep 16, 2018 via HK Bus Channel Page.

A separate one Video A post on the page later in the day shows a storm surge with floodwaters entering the terminus.

An AFP journalist in Hong Kong translated the post’s traditional Chinese-language headline into English: “16/9 Hong Kong hit by #SuperTyphoon #Mangkhut. Under hurricane signal number 10, the bus at the island resort was hit by strong winds. The government warned the citizens to take shelter in safe places as soon as possible.

“Debris caused by the typhoon damaged the windows of buses parked at the terminus, including New World First Bus #6013, which had four panes of glass on the left side completely destroyed.

“*The clip was reposted from a WhatsApp group”.

Mangkhat asked the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) to wave Hurricane signal number 10the highest level of the city’s tropical cyclone warning signal.

The typhoon left a path of destruction in Hong Kong and Macau before making landfall in China on September 16, 2018.

AFP On September 17, it was reported that at least 59 people were killed by the typhoon in the Philippines.

This The HKO report, titled “Super Typhoon Mangkhat (1822) 7 to 17 September 2018”, states in part: “Strong winds from the typhoon battered Hong Kong for a prolonged period during the day on 16 September. Mengkhat came near the Hong Kong Observatory headquarters around 1:00 p.m. and was centered about 100 kilometers to the south-southwest.

Below is a screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post (L) and the HK Bus Channel video (R):

At the bus terminus Island ResortA building complex in Hong Kong also houses a taxi stand, as seen. Here And Here In Google user photos tagged to a location on Google Maps.

Below is a screenshot comparison between the video in the misleading post (L) and the geotagged taxi stand images on Google Maps (C and R) with key identifying features circled in red by AFP. are:

The video in the misleading post also matches the images posted. hkitalk.net Forum on September 17, 2018, under a title that translates into English:[Sharing from the scene] 29 hours at Island Resort during Mangkhat.

Below is a screenshot comparison between the video in the misleading post (L) and the two photos (C and R) in the forum post — note 1) two people taking photos, 2) pedestrians. Signs, 3) Taxi Plate and 4) Road Signs: