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.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows 2013 storm surge, NOT tsunami after most recent Mindanao quake
A Facebook page uploaded a 10-year-old clip of a storm surge falsely passing it off as a tsunami after the magnitude 7.4 quake that recently jolted parts of Mindanao.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Phivolcs prediction’ of possible quakes in Mindanao FAKE
The Office of Civil Defense debunked a viral post about a possible earthquake in Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, and Misamis Oriental as fake.
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: Video of collapsed building NOT from 2023 Morocco quake
A video of a building supposedly destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that recently jolted Morocco is circulating among Filipino netizens. The video was taken in 2020.
