FACT CHECK: Fear-mongering warnings about ‘The Big One’ spread on FB
Religious interest Facebook pages spread an exaggerated and fear-mongering warning about The Big One this May.
Tag Archives: earthquake
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 Thai monsoon, NOT earthquake
A video supposedly showing people in Thailand struggling to board a boat due to rough seas caused by the recent earthquake is false.
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.
FACT CHECK: Video of Northern California tsunami A.I. generated
A video supposedly shows a huge tsunami wave hitting a shore in Northern California after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. This is fake.
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.
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.
