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.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: OLD videos passed off as scenes from recent Japan quake
A compilation video bore clips from previous calamities to falsely claim that they show scenes from the 7.6 quake that jolted Japan on New Year’s Day.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video compilation shows old events, NOT Jan. 1 earthquake in Japan
A video compilation on Facebook spliced together footage of old earthquakes in Japan with actual clips of the deadly Jan. 1 earthquake.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can we ‘forecast’ earthquakes?
How is an earthquake prediction different from an earthquake forecast? Here are three things you need to know.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows 2013 storm surge, NOT tsunami after most recent Mindanao quake
A Facebook page uploaded a 10-year-old clip of a storm surge falsely passing it off as a tsunami after the magnitude 7.4 quake that recently jolted parts of Mindanao.
