Buffalo residents are facing driving bans, widespread power outages and a rising death toll as a result of what is being called its deadliest storm in four decades. Social media users are sharing a video they claim shows a Walmart that was looted during the winter storm's upheaval.
The video, which was shared on Facebook, shows the inside of a ransacked and destroyed Walmart. The floor is flooded and the shelves are empty, while an alarm rings in the background.
"NEW: #Walmart store devastated by ongoing looting in #Buffalo, #NewYork," reads the Dec. 26 post's caption.
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The video garnered more than 20,000 views in four days. Similar versions of the claim have been shared on Facebook and Twitter.
But the video was not filmed recently in a Buffalo Walmart. It dates back to 2020, when protestors looted a Walmart in Philadelphia in response to the police killing a Black man. There has not been any looting at any Walmarts in Buffalo, according to a Walmart spokesperson.
USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment.
Charles Crowson, a Walmart spokesperson, told USA TODAY that the Facebook video doesn't show a looted Walmart in Buffalo. He added that there have not been any recent accounts of looting in any of the chain's Buffalo locations.
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