The video was shared with the caption, “The LA Metro Station on Wilshire/Vermont is flooding from the storm,” on Facebook (here), (here) and X, formerly known as Twitter (here).
Footage showing the same scene from slightly different angles is also visible in YouTube videos referring to the Universal Studios ride “Earthquake: The Big One” (here).
Photos shot in 2014 are visible on stock image website Alamy with the caption “Universal studios, simulation of an Earthquake on a stage set in the theme park,” (here) and (here).
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and Universal Studios Hollywood did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A video showing water gushing into an underground subway station shows a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and not flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Hillary.
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