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Fact Check: Video showing violent waves after Earthquake is AI generated

Siddharth Urmil March 29, 2025
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Claim

A viral video shows violent waves engulfing a town. The claimant has shared it with the caption, “Shocking videos of Earthquake in Bangkok.”

A screenshot of a tweet

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Fact Check

To verify the viral video, the DFRAC conducted a reverse-image search of a key frame from the video. This led us to a video uploaded on X on 19 February 2025. This post alerts about volcanic activity in Greece’s Santorini. Even, a news report backs the volcanic activity in Santorini, Greece. 

However, after checking this video on the AI-detection tool, Hive Moderation it revealed that this video is AI-generated, with a 99% likelihood.

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Whereas, for the Myanmar earthquake, we referred to a news report by The New York Times, dated 29 March 2025, which states about the earthquakes that struck Myanmar. The earthquake struck at 12:50 pm on 28 March 2025 near Sagaing, Myanmar, and was of 7.7 magnitude. The tremors of this earthquake were felt as far as Bangkok in Thailand, 650 miles away. 

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Moreover, the devastation in Myanmar’s Mandalay and Naypyidaw is now well-reported. A bridge on the Irrawaddy River collapsed and a hospital was inundated with patients in Mandalay.

Additionally, both countries, Myanmar and Thailand, have declared a state of emergency. Over 1,000 people are confirmed dead in Myanmar.  

Another news report, by the Independent, dated 28 March 2025, states that a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed due to strong earthquake tremors. 

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Conclusion

Hence, the fact-check clearly shows that the video is AI-generated. The news reports clearly state that the area that was struck by the earthquake – Sagaing, Myanmar – is landlocked and is nowhere near the sea. 

Analysis: Fake

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