A video shared on X allegedly shows a Florida home’s walls collapsing after flooding caused by the recent Hurricane Milton. 

🚨 #BREAKING: HOUSE WALLS COLLAPSE INWARD ON HOME OWNER DURING HURRICANE pic.twitter.com/TVKBwHf06N

— HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) October 9, 2024

Verdict: False

The video was posted to YouTube in September 2021, its description indicating that it took place in New Jersey, not Florida.

Fact Check: 

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm and left as a Category 1 as it moved off its coast, according to AP News. President The storm left millions of buildings without power as President Joe Biden said Milton “could be one of the worst storms in 100 years to hit Florida,” the outlet reported.

An X video appears to show a house filled with muddy water when suddenly a large wave knocks down the wall. Water fills the room nearly to the ceiling as screaming can be heard in the background.

Posted on Oct. 9, the caption reads, “#BREAKING: HOUSE WALLS COLLAPSE INWARD ON HOME OWNER DURING HURRICANE,” implying that it depicts Hurricane Milton. 

This video is not recent, however, and was not taken in Florida. Instead, the video was posted to YouTube in September 2021. “Dramatic video shows a person walking through ankle-deep floodwater in their family’s basement in Cranford, New Jersey when the entire wall caves in as water crashes into the space,” the description reads. (RELATED: Did Karine Jean-Pierre Leave Press Conference Without Answering Question About Hurricane Relief?)

Remnants of Hurricane Ida struck the Northeast and caused severe flooding in several states, killing at least 25 New Jersey residents in September 2021, according to NPR.