Why is the ‘Statue of Liberty’ trending on Google Trends today, December 16? And did it really fall down due to some ‘strong winds’? Allow us to explain
the video of the same, that is going viral. ALSO READ: Nitama, Beloved Cat Train Stationmaster In Japan, Passes Away; Over 500 Fans Attend Funeral | Viral Basically, it was NOT the ‘Statue of Liberty’ that is going on in your minds! The video of the ‘Statue of Liberty’ first leaning dangerously forward, and then falling down, is not fake; however, the clip is not from the US. It was Brazil, where the said ‘Statue of Liberty’ fell down reportedly due to strong winds. In a nutshell, it was a replica of the original ‘Statue of Liberty’ in the US. The replica is reportedly nearly 40-meter-tall, whereas the incident unfolded in Guaiba on Monday, December 15. ALSO READ: ‘40 Minute Viral Video’ Creates Confusion Amid ‘19 Minute Viral Video’ Controversy! ‘MMS Leak’ Drama Explained Check out the viral post: “Video footage shows a forty-meter-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty, located across from a McDonald's within the parking lot of a Havan in the Brazilian city of Guaíba, one of several dozen replicas of the statue located throughout the country, collapsing during a wind and rain storm today which swept across Southern Brazil,” the post read. The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘sentdefender’. The post was shared today, and pulled more than 3790K views from netizens.
Video footage shows a forty-meter-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty, located across from a McDonald's within the parking lot of a Havan in the Brazilian city of Guaíba, one of several dozen replicas of the statue located throughout the country, collapsing during a wind and… pic.twitter.com/kUid9lwA3b
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) December 15, 2025
