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.
A Facebook Reel circulating locally is erroneously claiming that an alleged 11.9 magnitude earthquake recently struck California.
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.
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.
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.
A compilation video supposedly showing the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 included unrelated footage. A video of the collapse of an old Miami condominium is being passed off as part of the damage.
A video, allegedly showing a tsunami caused by the earthquake in Turkey and published by an Indian news organization, is spreading among Filipinos on Facebook (FB). It is not true.
A YouTube video shows a collapsed building supposedly due to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit Abra, last month. It's misleading.
All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes that struck Taiwan years ago, reverse image search shows.
Inutos ng pamahalaan ang mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng National Building Code (NBC) bunga ng serye ng mga malakas na lindol na nagdulot ng napakalaking mga pinsala sa mga istruktura sa Mindanao noong Oktubre.
The series of strong earthquakes that caused massive structural damages in Mindanao in October has prompted the government to order the strict enforcement of the National Building Code (NBC).