FACT CHECK: Video FROM Japan PASSED OFF as scene from 6.9 magnitude Cebu quake
A clip supposedly taken inside a mall in Cebu as a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck on Sept. 30 circulating online is false. The video was taken in Japan in 2024.
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FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as scene from 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia
A video falsely claiming to show the devastation of the magnitude 8.8 quake that hit Russia on July 30 is circulating among Filipino netizens. This is false. The clip was taken in Myanmar last March.
FACT CHECK: Video FROM 2021 passed off as Typhoon Emong’s devastation
Netizens are circulating a video supposedly showing a scene inside a classroom in Pangasinan as Typhoon Emong made its landfall in the province this month. This video was taken in Bohol in 2021.
FACT CHECK: Earthquakes CANNOT be predicted, April 22 warning fake
Videos claiming that there will be a strong earthquake in the Philippines on April 22 are fake.
FACT CHECK: OLD clip of rogue waves passed off as tsunami in California
Netizens posted an old video of what it claimed as a "small tsunami" in California as wildfires persist.
FACT CHECK: Circulating Kanlaon eruption video contains FAKE clips
A video compilation supposedly showing the Kanlaon Volcano's Dec. 9 eruption bore digitally manipulated clips that exaggerated the volcano's unrest.
False reports on typhoons wreak havoc in 2024
The typhoon season in the Philippines from July to September not only brought disaster in the form of casualties, agricultural and economic damage and interruptions at schools and work. It also led to typhoon-related misinformation online.
FACT CHECK: OLD clips used in fictitious video of Taiwan ‘magnitude 8 quake’
A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.
FACT CHECK: ‘Cagayan photo’ after Marce onslaught is AI-MANIPULATED
After Typhoon Marce made landfall in Cagayan, an AI-generated image allegedly showing the aftermath of the typhoon is making the rounds online.
FACT SHEET: Mga alerto ng bagyo, sa konteksto
Sinabi ni Thelma Cinco, PAGASA Climatology and Agrometeorology chief, na malaking bahagi ng pinsala mula sa severe tropical storm Kristine ay dahil sa patuloy na malakas na pag-ulan, kaysa sa lakas ng hangin nito.
