source by: SOCIAL MEDIA
In the fake video, pilgrims in white robes can be seen taking selfies and videos while enjoying heavy snowfall around the Holy Kaaba.
Saudi Gazette and the Khaleej Times report that the National Meteorological Center (NMC) of Saudi Arabia says that the video is fake. The 55-second clip first showed up on Bazme Masarrat, a YouTube channel, and then smaller pieces of it started to spread on social media.
الفيديو المتداول لتساقط الثلوج على #المسجد_الحرام غير صحيح ومعالج بمؤثرات إضافية.#نحيطكم_بأجوائكم pic.twitter.com/oBtycs4hQo
— المتحدث الرسمي للمركز الوطني للأرصاد (@spokespncm) January 1, 2023
Siasat says that Hussain Al-Qahtani, a spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s National Center of Meteorology, tweeted that the video was made with extra effects.
Men and women can be seen enjoying the snowfall, and some of them even use their phones to film it or take selfies. Even police officers are seen with umbrellas.
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الفيديو المُتداول بعنوان "لأول مرة ثلوج في مكة المكرمة ١-١-٢٠٢٣" هو فيديو مُعدل تقنياً باستخدام الفلاتر، علماً أن درجة الحرارة في مكة بلغت اليوم 30 درجة مئوية، كما أنها غير مُهيأة مُناخيا لتساقط الثلوج pic.twitter.com/oZ1tn2nB5M— طقس العرب – السعودية (@ArabiaWeatherSA) January 1, 2023
Last November, heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the city of Jeddah on the coast. This caused flights to be delayed and schools to close.
In the Makkah region are the cities of Jeddah and Makkah. Jeddah is the kingdom’s second-largest city, with about 4 million people, and Makkah is the holiest city in Islam, where millions of Muslims make pilgrimages each year for the Hajj and Umrah.