VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Canada’s CN Tower did NOT collapse due to an earthquake
A video on Facebook is erroneously claiming that the CN Tower, one of Canada’s most famous landmarks, has collapsed due to an earthquake. This is fake.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows old ‘Taiwan earthquake’ clips, NOT recent
A video compilation on Facebook allegedly shows footage taken during the recent earthquake that hit Taiwan. Some of the clips featured in the compilation are not new.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulating old photos NOT from the magnitude 7.4 Taiwan quake
Several Facebook pages misleadingly passed off old photos as scenes from the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck Taiwan’s Hualien City on April 3.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show New Year’s Day tsunami in Japan
A Facebook page falsely claimed that this video of a tsunami was taken after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Jan. 1.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Maaari bang ‘ma-forecast’ ang mga lindol?
Maaari bang ma-forecast ng mga siyentipiko ang mga lindol? Paano naiiba ang prediksiyon ng lindol sa forecast ng lindol? Narito ang tatlong bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Destroyed buildings in compilation video DO NOT show Morocco quake damage
A Facebook user uploaded old clips of Israeli air strikes in Gaza and building demolitions in China to falsely claim that they are taken during the 2023 Morocco quake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulate old photos NOT related to killer quake in Turkey and Syria
While the number of casualties in the deadly earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so are photos allegedly showing the devastation popping up. But the images circulating in several Filipino Facebook (FB) pages are unrelated to the tragedy.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of a condo collapse NOT related to Turkey-Syria quake
A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of earthquake-damaged buildings in Taiwan FALSELY passed off as new
All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes that struck Taiwan years ago, reverse image search shows.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang mga istraktura earthquake-resilient, ipinaliwanag
Inutos ng pamahalaan ang mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng National Building Code (NBC) bunga ng serye ng mga malakas na lindol na nagdulot ng napakalaking mga pinsala sa mga istruktura sa Mindanao noong Oktubre.
