‘News Helicopter Sucked Into Tornado Caught On Video’ Most Likely Fake

‘News Helicopter Sucked Into Tornado Caught On Video’ Most Likely Fake
Jack Phillips
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A viral video that’s being shared says that a news helicopter was sucked into a tornado, but it’s most likely fake.

The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, doesn’t have any context.

Also, no mainstream media--local or national--covered an incident of a helicopter getting sucked into a tornado.

As one YouTube commenter notes, “The particles you used for the funnel are too ‘fluffy’. A real funnel is smoother because of the high speeds of the dirt and debris being sucked up. I also have to agree that it looks like the helicopter got sucked in after it already got past the critical part of the funnel. Otherwise pretty cool.”

DailyBuzzLive, a self-described “satire” website, made up a story about the viral YouTube video a few days ago, saying the video was taken near Oklahoma City. 

According to its disclaimer, DailyBuzzLive doesn’t post real news.

“DailyBuzzLive.com is a news and political satire web publication with news articles. Some are inspired by real news events, but a few stories are almost entirely works of complete fiction. This site is a source of parody, satire, and humor and is for entertainment purposes only,” it says.

“The articles and stories may or may not use real names, always a semi real and/or mostly, or substantially, fictitious ways. Therefore, the news articles contained on this website DailyBuzzLive.com are works of fiction and constitute fake news.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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