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The claim

The video shows powerful waves crashing against the iconic monument and the area around it completely submerged in water.

Original publisher’s rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo ↗ ·

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Original review summary

Fact Crescendo reports that the video shows the Gateway of India inundated during Cyclone Tauktae in May 2021, rather than depicting the recent rains. It concludes that linking the video to the recent rain is misleading.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: Fact Crescendo. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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