FACT CHECK: FB photos of quake-damaged malls in Mindanao FROM 2023
Old photos of malls in Mindanao damaged after an earthquake last year are being passed off as new. The posts are false.
Tag Archives: earthquake
FACT CHECK: MISLEADING earthquake warnings used as clickbait for online shopping site
An old warning about a strong earthquake was used to trick people into clicking affiliate links from an e-commerce site.
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: Clips from Japan, other countries MISUSED in ‘California’ earthquake video
A video claims to show scenes from a California earthquake this 2024. Most of the clips were of earthquakes in Japan and Taiwan.
FACT CHECK: OLD photos passed off as aftermath of Aug. 8 tsunami in Japan
A Facebook post carried four photos supposedly showing the aftermath of a tsunami that hit Miyazaki Prefecture.
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.
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 CHECK: OLD videos passed off as scenes from recent Japan quake
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video compilation shows old events, NOT Jan. 1 earthquake in Japan
A video compilation on Facebook spliced together footage of old earthquakes in Japan with actual clips of the deadly Jan. 1 earthquake.
FACT SHEET: Can we ‘forecast’ earthquakes?
How is an earthquake prediction different from an earthquake forecast? Here are three things you need to know.
