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.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows 2011 Japan earthquake, NOT ‘11.9’ California quake
A Facebook Reel circulating locally is erroneously claiming that an alleged 11.9 magnitude earthquake recently struck California.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE TikTok video on California quake reshared on FB
A TikTok video claimed that a magnitude 11.9 earthquake struck California on Aug. 24. Not true. No quake of such size has ever hit any place, and the clip that was shown occurred in Japan 12 years ago.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo of trike under collapsed building NOT from Davao de Oro quake
A photo of a tricycle half-buried under a pile of rubble was included in a photo album, falsely passed off to show the damage caused by the recent Davao de Oro quake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages circulate old photos NOT related to killer quake in Turkey and Syria
While the number of casualties in the deadly earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria continues to rise, so are photos allegedly showing the devastation popping up. But the images circulating in several Filipino Facebook (FB) pages are unrelated to the tragedy.
