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By: Lissy De Abreu, Published May 29, 2024 – 04:25 PM EDT | Updated May 29, 2024 – 04:31 PM EDT Share ![\\"Default](\\" brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2Fbf%2Fde6c77774ae89296b2e0b38f0f59%2Ftornado- california.jpg\\") At **elDetector** we had previously verified some of the images. Credit: Arlene Fioravanti Müller (art) / iStock / Instagram capture. Videos circulating on social networks claiming to show images of a tornado happened “today in California.” In elDetector we find at least two versions published on April 29, 2024 that indicate that the phenomenon occurred three days before and another on May 21, but we reviewed the official reports of storms for the days in question and in no case did we find that it occurred a tornado in the state on one of those dates. Furthermore, all Recordings include an image in which a large whirlwind is seen behind a building, which we had already verified previously and which was generated by computer. “Tornado today in California,” reads the text in white letters and background. black from a video published on May 21, 2024 on Instagram and that a A week later it accumulated more than 14,500 likes and 545,000 views. While other recordings shared on Facebook on April 29 go accompanied by a text that says “USA. Terrible tornado in California. Tornado in California today (04/26/24).” Do you want to verify something? Send it to our WhatsApp chat +1 (305) 447-2910 or click here: All videos include a clip in which the trunk of a tree on the ground, then a row of shops with yellowed walls, a A little further back a building of the same tone and in the background the image of a huge tornado. In elDetector we recognized that image, since we had verified it in September 2023, when it circulated falsely claiming that it was a tornado that affected a coastal town in Florida. So, we confirm which was actually a recording made by a group of storm chasers during the passage of Hurricane Matthew through Florida in 2016, which was manipulated to digitally add the image of a huge tornado. Additionally, we reviewed the storm report from the National Weather Service from the United States for April 26, April 29 and May 21, 2024 and in no case did we find that tornadoes occurred on those dates in California, as the publications we are verifying show. ### More about theDetector ![\\"Ni](\\" - vice-presidential- copy-2.jpg&width=1920&height=1080&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### Neither the Biden administration gave more than $100 billion to Iran, nor Trump built only 2% of border wall: debate checks vice presidential 2024 14 min read ![\\"Esa](\\" - diddy-2.jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### That image of AMLO with rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs is not real: it is manipulated 3 min read ![\\"That](\\" - metaai.jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### That copypaste you read of “Goodbye Meta AI…” has NO impact on previously granted permissions 6 min read ![\\"Los](\\" .jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### The electoral rolls are accurate and are constantly being refined 3 min read ![\\"Disinformation](\\" - factcheckers- copy.jpg&width=1920&height=1080&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### Disinformation in elections: so you can verify that on your own content that seems suspicious to you 6 min read We also reviewed the rest of the images included in the videos and found that We had verified another of them in March 2023 and it corresponds to a tornado occurred in Kansas in April 2022. While some others we find shared in different media communication, through reverse image searches carried out on Google, and They were actually from a tornado in North Carolina in July 2023, from a storm in Arizona in September 2023 and even a phenomenon meteorological event that occurred in South Africa at the beginning of April 2024. ## Conclusion It is false that videos circulating on social networks claiming to show images of a “tornado today in California” correspond to a storm occurred in April or May 2024 in that state. The Meteorological Service United States National recorded no tornadoes in California on the 26th of April, April 29 or May 21, 2024, as the posts imply. In addition, they all include a clip in which a huge whirlwind is seen behind a yellowish building that we had already verified in the Detector in September 2023 and that in reality it had been manipulated to include the image of the supposed tornado. _Read here how we choose and assign our labels in theDetector._ _elDetector operates independently with financing from institutions that you can see here and that do not have any decision-making power about our content. Our editorial line is autonomous._ _Did you see any errors or inaccuracies? Write to us at eldetector@univision.net or through our X (Twitter) account @eldetectoruni. After verifying your request, we will make the corresponding correction within a period of no more than 48 hours._ _Read our correction methodology and policy here. We follow the Code Principles of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which you can see here translated into Spanish. 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These videos show a tornado today in California