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In this context, social Media users have shared a video of Al-masjid Al-haram, the great mosque of Mecca, claiming there was heavy snowfall in Mecca for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>A user named &#8216;Shahavaj Anjum&#8217; tweeted the video with the caption &#8216;For the first time in history it snowed in Mecca Sharif on 1,1,2023 Subhan Allah&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 1,1,2023 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0936\u0930\u0940\u092b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u092b \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0936 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0905\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SubhanAllah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SubhanAllah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljYCvRtORM\">pic.twitter.com\/ljYCvRtORM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shahavaj Anjum&#8217;s (@ShahavajAnjum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShahavajAnjum\/status\/1610020508762005504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter handle, &#8216;@IslamYarZadran2&#8217;, shared the same video with the claim that it was snowing in Mecca. The video had over 68,000 views at the time of the writing of this article. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230103093613\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/IslamYarZadran2\/status\/1609612647540084737?s=20&amp;t=XIH7sf3PUqAYMJjcwc1B4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ps\">\u062f \u0644\u0648\u0645\u0693\u064a \u0681\u0644 \u0644\u067e\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u0646 \u067e\u0647 \u0645\u06a9\u0647 \u06a9\u06d0 \u0648\u0627\u0648\u0631\u0647 \u0648\u0631\u06cc\u0696\u064a\ud83c\udf28 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nb11hNFgK0\">pic.twitter.com\/Nb11hNFgK0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Islam Yar Zadran (@IslamYarZadran2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IslamYarZadran2\/status\/1609612647540084737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Facebook, a user named Majeed Wesa shared this video with the same claim; it has over 7,000 views. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230103114634\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmajeedwesa2022%2Fposts%2F3388767441441035%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mostafa.haidary.5\/videos\/1105211613458359\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mostafa.haidary.5\/videos\/1105211613458359\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0627\u06cc\u06d0 \u0646\u0646 \u062f 2023 \u06a9\u0627\u0644 \u067e\u0647 \u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u06a9\u06d0 \u0644\u0645\u0693\u06cc \u0681\u0644 \u062f\u064a \u0686\u064a \u067e\u0647 \u0645\u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u06a9\u0631\u0645\u0647 \u06a9\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0648\u0631\u0647 \u0627\u0648\u0631\u06cc\u0696\u06cc<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mostafa.haidary.5\">Mustafa Haidary<\/a> on Sunday, 1 January 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%D8%AF%20%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%DA%93%D9%8A%20%DA%81%D9%84%20%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%86%D9%86%20%D9%BE%D9%87%20%D9%85%DA%A9%D9%87%20%DA%A9%DB%90%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%96%D9%8A&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%D8%AF%20%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%DA%93%D9%8A%20%DA%81%D9%84%20%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%86%D9%86%20%D9%BE%D9%87%20%D9%85%DA%A9%D9%87%20%DA%A9%DB%90%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%96%D9%8A&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> with thousands of people viewing and re-sharing it with the very same claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/95c39497-a553-4319-bb7b-cf9b9b517dc4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/95c39497-a553-4319-bb7b-cf9b9b517dc4.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/95c39497-a553-4319-bb7b-cf9b9b517dc4-115x300.jpeg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also received requests on its Whatsapp helpline number (7600011160) to check the veracity of the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-141848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-17.59.45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-17.59.45.jpg 907w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-17.59.45-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-17.59.45-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>A simple keyword search on Google with <i>\u201cSnowfall in Mecca\u201d <\/i>took us <i>to <\/i>an article in the online portal of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/world\/gulf\/snowfall-in-makkahs-grand-mosque-heres-the-reality?_refresh=true\"> Khaleej Times<\/a> which clarified this video was fake and digitally altered.<\/p>\n<p>Digging further, we found the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spokespncm\/status\/1609575634434392067?s=20&amp;t=A81mHvnKe2yNDz2Em-wEZw\">official spokesperson <\/a>of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) tweeting the video and saying that it was false and edited with additional effects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/f09ecbc7-f6c4-4029-9471-59dc9a56e991.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/f09ecbc7-f6c4-4029-9471-59dc9a56e991.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/f09ecbc7-f6c4-4029-9471-59dc9a56e991-163x300.jpeg 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A weather forecast platform <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArabiaWeatherSA?s=20&amp;t=m-qDSgM-hfMlGJ9vyWCdRg\">Arabian Weather SA <\/a>\u00a0also tweeted the video saying that the video was &#8216;technically modified using filters&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.20.45-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.20.45-PM.jpeg 304w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.20.45-PM-161x300.jpeg 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also checked the weather forecast of Mecca for January 1st 2023 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/sa\/mecca\/299427\/january-weather\/299427\">Accuweather<\/a>. As shown in the website, the highest temperature on the day was 29 Degrees and the lowest was 17 Degrees. These temperatures are not suitable for snowfall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.23.34-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.23.34-PM.jpeg 838w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.23.34-PM-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-03-at-5.23.34-PM-768x467.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hence, the video that is circulating on social media with the claim of snowfall in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is actually a digitally altered video as the weather reports show no record of snow in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Vansh Shah is an intern with Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) of the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia predicted heavy snowfall in the country&#8217;s northern regions and heavy rainfall in the Makkah-Medina region on January 1, 2023. 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