This video shows a heavy tidal wave on a beach in Durban, South Africa, and it dates to back to 2017. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday 30 July 2025, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning. Destructive tsunami waves could reach areas along the coasts of Russia and […]
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A video of a flood causing massive destruction is going viral on social media. Cars and various vehicles can be seen washed away in floods. Users are claiming that this is video footage after a recent heavy rainfall in Dubai. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is an old Tsunami flood […]
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Last year, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy formed a collaboration to develop a new generation of fighter jets. Then, three images showing fighter jets adorned with the Japanese flag were posted on social media, claiming to be Japan’s latest generation fighter jet, which surprised many. These images were widely reshared with such information. However, […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi yesterday (17 February) around 5.36 am, with the epicentre being located near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in Dhaula Kuan. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. Against this backdrop, a video of water splashing […]
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Viral images show prosthetic fingers made for former Yakuza gangsters in Japan to help them rehabilitate. The first two phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have ended. The first phase began on 19 April, followed by the second phase on 26 April. Moving forward, the third phase of the general elections is slated for 7 […]
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Viral video is from Indonesia and it dates back to 2021. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on 1 January 2024 afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan. More than 60 people were killed and triggered tsunami waves […]
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Viral video is from an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 2023. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on 1 January 2024 afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan. The quake triggered waves of about 1m […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines , on December 2, prompting a tsunami warning. According to the National Center for Seismology, this earthquake occurred at 8:07 pm. Its center was at a depth of 50 kilometres in the ground.Following this incident, social media users shared a video […]
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Recently, Libya faced a catastrophic natural calamity. A few days back, storm Daniel hit the Derna city of the country followed by a massive flood that killed more than 5000 people. According to the reports, more than ten thousand people are missing. In the backdrop of this, a video of a flood washing away vehicles […]
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A video of a few police personnel trying to catch a woman is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that the woman is holding knives in both of her hands. Police are trying to catch her with shields and plastic boxes. It was claimed that this incident was from […]
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A viral video is being shared widely on social media platforms claimed to be of the earthquake that hit Japan recently. However, the video is not of the recent earthquake that struck off the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Viral Video Archived Link The tweet above shows us a video of a building experiencing tremor. […]
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Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021. Tajikistan was hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 23 February and its tremors were felt in China and other neighbouring countries. Following this incident, social media users shared a video claiming that the visuals were from an earthquake that struck Tajikistan. In the viral video, it […]
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According to reports from the time the viral video was shot at a pet cafe in Osaka, Japan, and depicts cats reacting to an earthquake that struck the region on 18 June, 2018. It has nothing to do with Turkey’s recent earthquake. It is commonly believed that animals can detect natural disasters before they occur. […]
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Old video showing cars on a highway swaying during the 2011 earthquake in Tokyo, Japan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on 6 February, 2023, following this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on social media. Amidst this a video appears to be shot from the dashboard of a […]
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Disturbing visuals continue to surface from Turkey after a series of massive earthquakes hit the Eurasian country and its neighbours like Syria. However, many videos on social media were found to be unrelated to Turkey. One such video shows a scaffolding falling off a building on a street. However, we found that this video is […]
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Originally, the video shows Japan fans cleaning up the stadium after their famous FIFA World Cup win over Germany. The viral video is edited and reversed. After a recent FIFA World Cup match between Japan and Costa Rica Japanese fans cleared the litter from the stands. Reports mentioned that the Japanese fans were overjoyed after […]
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After a recent FIFA World Cup match between Japan and Costa Rica Japanese fans cleared the litter from the stands. In the backdrop of this, a collage photo of a dirty dressing room is going viral on social media. It is claimed that Japanese players left the dressing room in a nasty condition after their […]
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A cloudburst occurred in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on 12 July 2021. It has caused severe damage to the public properties in Bhagsu village. IMD has issued an orange weather alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday, and yellow alert on July 14 and 15 in Himachal Pradesh. Amidst […]
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A stunning video of fireworks lighten up the sky against Mount Fuji is doing rounds on social media. Many people have been sharing it with the claim that it is a video of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics fireworks. According to a viral message received via a request on Fact Crescendo’s Chabot helpline (9049053770), “The Olympics […]
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A picture of U-shaped road is being shared with the claim that an emergency road has been constructed in Japan to maintain the flow of traffic after a landslide within 24 hours. On 13 October 2019, a Facebook page called “Dontgetserious” uploaded a photo captioned “Emergency road was constructed within 24 hours after a disastrous […]
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On 21st June 2019, a Facebook user named ‘Ambuj Paliwal रोचक तथ्य ’shared a post on his wall. The post was regarding a picture of a Japanese temple. On the picture it has been mentioned that Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims. Muslims cannot even rent a house in […]
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