FACT CHECK: Old video shows earthquake in Nepal, NOT in India
A false video circulating online claims to show an earthquake caught on CCTV, allegedly recorded in India. The original footage was taken in Nepal.
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FACT CHECK: Circulating text on “Dance of the Hillary” cyber threat a HOAX
A chain message warning users about a circulating video supposedly called “Dance of the Hillary,” allegedly a cyber attack from Pakistan, has reached the Philippines. This is a recycled hoax that has been going around as early as 2015.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Decade-old clips used in ‘2023’ video of India flooding
A Facebook video supposedly showing fatal landslides and floods this year in India is making the rounds. The clips shown were from 10 years ago.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos do NOT show zombie outbreaks in China, India
Two videos published by a Facebook user supposedly featuring zombie outbreaks in China and India continue to circulate.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: These posts DON’T show Indians throwing away Hindu idols amid COVID-19 pandemic
The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of Hindu festival used in MISLEADING FB posts on India’s COVID-19 surge
The posts mixed recent images with old photos taken way before the pandemic hit the globe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of ‘zombie apocalypse’ in India, Africa FALSE; shows protest in Ivory Coast
This is not the first time the video of the August 2020 Bonoua protest was used in a wrong context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of ‘killer insect’ attack in China, India, and Iran NOT TRUE
Three of the four clips were from a gas leak in India.
