Fact Check: ‘New York’ Earthquake picture going viral: Is it of New York or Taiwan? Find out here.
A picture is going viral on X (formerly Twitter) seemingly showing destruction following the recent earthquake in New York on 5th of April with 4.8 magnitude. The New York Times reported “little damage” in its report of earthquake.
Fact Check
Upon investigating, however, via reverse searching the image, the DFRAC team found that the picture being circulated along with the news of earthquake in New York is in actuality of Taiwan. Earthquake hit Taiwan with a magnitude of around 7.2 on 3rd of April.
Moreover, we checked some media reports on the New York earthquake and found that very little damage has been done.
Conclusion
Therefore, it is confirmed by DFRAC that the viral picture showing the aftermath destruction of New York is misleading, as it is of Taiwan. Thus, it is misleading news.
