Fact Check: No, Sky Did NOT Rain Stones Of Fire On Sweden Because Of Quran Burning

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  • by: Lead Stories Staff
Fact Check: No, Sky Did NOT Rain Stones Of Fire On Sweden Because Of Quran Burning Not God's Wrath

Did the sky rain stone of fire on a nudist beach in Sweden, a punishment from God for burning a copy of the Quran? No, that's not true: The video in question is old and not from Sweden; it actually depicts a hailstorm that occurred on a different country's beach in 2014.

The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published by Tiktok on July 15, 2023, under the title "The Wrath of God for the Quran Burning." It opened with text in Arabic (translated into English by Lead Stories) that says:

"A miracle in the middle of Sweden on a nudist Beach, sky is raining stones of fire, the wrath of God"

This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:

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(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Fri Jul 28 15:36:36 2023 UTC)

The video is not from Sweden. It was filmed on a beach in Siberia in 2014 when a massive hail storm hit the town of Novosibirsk, Russia, killing two children.


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