VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO tsunami hitting provinces of Mindanao
As of publishing, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines.
As of publishing, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines.
A video erroneously claiming a cataclysmic event will strike Leyte and nearby towns with a series of volcanic eruptions triggering tsunamis was posted on Facebook. The Office of Civil Defense debunked this.
A Filipino netizen posted a Facebook (FB) Reel allegedly showing a tsunami in Indonesia. This needs context because the clip came from a movie. This FB Reel appeared on May 1, a week after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island and triggered a tsunami warning. The clips show a tsunami tearing […]