Fact Check: Old videos of disasters falsely linked to earthquake in Taiwan
NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading, as both the videos are old and are unrelated to the recent earthquake in Taiwan.By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 April 2024 7:30 PM IST
Claim Review:The two videos show the visuals of the earthquake in Taiwan.
Claimed By:X and Facebook users
Claim Reviewed By:NewsMeter
Claim Source:X and Facebook
Claim Fact Check:False
Fact:The first video depicts the shaking of a train after an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the southeast coast of Taiwan in 2022, while the second video shows a building collapse after a quake hit Turkey in 2023.
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