FACT CHECK: 2020 eruption photo of Taal volcano FALSELY depicted as recent
After the Taal Volcano erupted on Oct. 1, a photo showing a supposed lava fountain from the volcano circulated online. This is false.
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FACT CHECK: Eruption video NOT from Taal volcano
Facebook users circulated a video supposedly showing the Oct. 1 eruption of Taal Volcano. The video was generated using artificial intelligence.
FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Taal Volcano’s eruption after Cebu quake
A video showing what looked like an erupting volcano, supposedly Taal in Batangas, after the Sept. 30 Cebu earthquake is circulating online. The clip was generated through artificial intelligence and does not show the volcano's actual eruption.
FACT CHECK: NO tsunami, violent eruption at Taal Volcano
A Facebook page is spreading a fake post claiming an eruption and tsunami occurred at Taal Volcano. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: ‘Taal eruption’ video taken in 2020, NOT new
Several Facebook Reels revived an old video of the Taal Volcano's eruption in 2020 and presented it as a recent event.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Circulating video of Taal Volcano eruption NOT taken in 2023
Facebook netizens resurfaced an old clip of Taal Volcano spewing plumes, claiming it happened last month. Not true. The clip was from the volcano’s eruption in March 2022.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video showing Taal volcano on ‘Alert Level 5’ NOT TRUE
Don't believe it. It's false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming alert level ‘raised’ on Mayon, Bulusan MISLEADING
This is not a recent development.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Duterte to give Taal victims ‘P100k each’ MISLEADING
It was merely speculative.
