FACT CHECK: Circulating clips NOT from Taiwan earthquake this January
A compilation video bore old clips being passed off as from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan this January 2025.
A compilation video bore old clips being passed off as from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan this January 2025.
A video supposedly shows a huge tsunami wave hitting a shore in Northern California after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. This is fake.
Old photos of malls in Mindanao damaged after an earthquake last year are being passed off as new. The posts are false.
An old warning about a strong earthquake was used to trick people into clicking affiliate links from an e-commerce site.
A Facebook video erroneously claimed that a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Taiwan last week. This is false.
A video claims to show scenes from a California earthquake this 2024. Most of the clips were of earthquakes in Japan and Taiwan.
A Facebook post carried four photos supposedly showing the aftermath of a tsunami that hit Miyazaki Prefecture.
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.
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.
A compilation video bore clips from previous calamities to falsely claim that they show scenes from the 7.6 quake that jolted Japan on New Year’s Day.