Old Unrelated Videos Shared As The Recent 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake In Japan.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on December 8, 2025. Against this backdrop, a video containing several earthquake visuals went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users claimed that the clips are from the recent earthquake in Japan. Instagram Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim […]

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Old video from Turkey shared as recent visuals from Japan earthquake.

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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