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  • 2023-01-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Video does not show looting during US blizzard (en)
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  • A video shared on social media purports to show the looting of a Walmart store during a massive snowstorm in Buffalo, New York. This is false; the video was recorded in Philadelphia two years prior to the storm and is being shared out of context. NEW: #Walmart store devastated by ongoing looting in #Buffalo, #NewYork, says a December 26, 2022 Facebook post . The video pans across a ransacked Walmart with boxes strewn across the floor and shelves left empty. Screenshot of a Facebook post taken December 27, 2022 Similar posts can be found across social media, including on Twitter and the Chinese social media platform Weibo , many having received thousands of views. A deadly blizzard hit the Buffalo area on December 25, 2022 resulting in the death of nearly 40 people . But claims that the looting was filmed during the recent weather catastrophe is false; the video predates the storm. AFP conducted a keyword search and found the same video posted on multiple YouTube channels two years before the monster storm. Examining the frames below, elements from the clip on the left -- purported to be from Buffalo -- match those from Philadelphia, on the right. Screenshot of a tweet taken January 1, 2022 Screenshot of a YouTube video taken January 1, 2022 The Buffalo Police Department's anti-looting detail announced 10 arrests as of December 28, but Walmart confirmed its stores were not impacted. I can confirm that no stores in the Buffalo, NY area reported looting during the recent storms, a Walmart spokesman told AFP by email. The footage was captured in the Port Richmond neighborhood in Philadelphia after the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man who was gunned down by police in October 2020 while armed with a knife. A nationwide movement protesting police brutality also saw incidents in which some businesses were looted -- including the Walmart shown in the video . The Philadelphia Police Department commented on the break-in on Twitter at the time of the event: *Alert* A large crowd of appx 1000 is looting businesses in the area of Castor and Aramingo. Avoid the area — Philadelphia Police Department (@PhillyPolice) October 28, 2020 AFP has previously reported on looting footage shared out of context here and here . (en)
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