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An Instagram post that purports to show a dramatic storm in the United States has been liked hundreds of times. However, the claim is false; the image’s creator told AFP Fact Check he produced the digital artwork using stock pictures. The post , shared with more than 11,000 followers on August 30, 2020, has received more than 800 likes since then. It shows dark storm clouds hovering over a coastal city and a lightning bolt in the background. HUGE thunderstorm in South Carolina, part of the caption reads. A screenshot taken on September 2, 2020 of the misleading Instagram post The post correctly credits the image to an account called @shavnore and describes the location as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. However, as comments below the post point out, the image is not real but an altered artwork. A look at the Instagram account , which belongs to audio-visual specialist Brent Shavnore , shows the same composite image and hundreds of others. A screenshot taken on September 3, 2020 of similar works on Brent Shavnore’s Instagram account When contacted by AFP Fact Check, Shavnore confirmed it was his work. This is a digital artwork created by me using stock photography and digital painting techniques, he said in an email. Shavnore shared a YouTube tutorial video from his channel to illustrate how he creates the images. A basic internet search of Myrtle Beach stock images led to the original photograph on iStock by Getty Images, part of a series by Kruck that was used by Shavnore to make his digitally altered version. The original picture shows a drone shot of the skyline at Myrtle Beach and not a storm, as the post claims. A screenshot taken on September 3, 2020 of the original image on iStock
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