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 […]
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Claim An X (formerly known as Twitter) users took to the platform on April 3rd 2024 to comment on the latest earthquake that hit Taiwan on the same day. Images of the waters of a river swaying were captured to showcase the potential impact of the quake. View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC […]
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Various X users, recently shared a video of collapsing buildings claiming it to be a video from Taiwan which is currently hit by a massive earthquake. A user shared the video and wrote the caption, “#BREAKING: Multiple buildings have collapsed after a Pair of Massive 7.5 Earthquakes Strikes Triggering Tsunami Warnings”. Fact-check: To determine the […]
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Since the beginning of November, a video has been going viral on Facebook that claims that a building in Taiwan put on a fireworks show on the occasion of Diwali. The video posted shows a fantastic synchronised light and fireworks show of the building. The video has been posted by several users on Facebook with […]
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