FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as clip of Aug. 8 tsunami in Japan
A Facebook reel falsely claims to show clips of a tsunami in Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Aug. 8.
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FACT CHECK: Circulating Japan tsunami video FROM 2011, NOT 2024
Clips of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 are being passed off as images of the impact of the magnitude 7.1 quake that jolted the country this August.
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.
