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Old video from Taiwan falsely shared linking to recent Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025Usha ManojLeave a Comment

The viral video was captured during an earthquake in Taiwan in April 2024 and is unrelated to the recent Myanmar-Thailand earthquake. On 28 March 2025 a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, with an epicenter close to Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Myanmar since 1912 reportedly killing more than 2,000 people and injuring over 4,000. […]

Old and unrelated video from Taiwan falsely linked to the recent Tibet earthquake.

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025Usha Manoj

This video shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan and it dates back to April 2024. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on 7 January killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others. The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), also shook buildings in neighbouring […]

Old video of a fishing boat on fire in Taiwan falsely shared linking to Israel-Lebanon conflict.

October 4, 2024October 30, 2024Usha Manoj

Exchange of strikes between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been occurring along the Israel–Lebanon border and in Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since 8 October 2023. Amidst this, a video of a boat engulfed in flames at sea has gone viral on social media, with the claim that an explosion occurred inside […]

Old video from Indonesia shared linking to Taiwan earthquake

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Usha Manoj

Viral video is from Indonesia and it dates back to 2021. A strong earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3 April measured magnitude 7.4, according to the United States Geological Survey, and was the strongest to hit the island in about 25 years. It killed nine people and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses […]

Old and unrelated videos shared as recent visuals from Taiwan earthquake.

April 4, 2024April 5, 2024Usha Manoj

The viral videos were not from the earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3April 2024. Both are old and unrelated. A strong earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3 April measured magnitude 7.4, according to the United States Geological Survey, was the strongest to hit the island in about 25 years. It killed nine people and injured […]

Old Video of Shaking Chandelier In Taiwan Went Viral in The Name Of Turkey Earthquake

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023Mayur Deokar

The devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on 6 February have killed more than 22,000 people leaving tens of thousands of others injured. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning. More than 125 aftershocks have been recorded so far. Soon after the news made the headlines all around the […]

3 year old girl flew away with kite is not from Ahmadabad.

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023Usha Manoj

The viral video depicts an incident that occurred at Hsinchu in Taiwan in 2020 during an International kite festival, not in Ahmadabad. A scary video showing a 3-year-old girl hanging on to a giant kite while being lifted high in the air is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows a […]

Video from Taiwan shared as footage of recent earthquake in Indonesia

January 12, 2023January 14, 2023Usha Manoj

The viral video shows the footage of an earthquake that hit Taiwan in September 2022. The video has no relation with the recent earthquake in Indonesia. Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on 10 Jan Tuesday on the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami […]

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Old video from Taiwan falsely shared linking to recent Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

Old and unrelated video from Taiwan falsely linked to the recent Tibet earthquake.

Old video of a fishing boat on fire in Taiwan falsely shared linking to Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Old video from Indonesia shared linking to Taiwan earthquake

Old and unrelated videos shared as recent visuals from Taiwan earthquake.

Old Video of Shaking Chandelier In Taiwan Went Viral in The Name Of Turkey Earthquake

3 year old girl flew away with kite is not from Ahmadabad.

Video from Taiwan shared as footage of recent earthquake in Indonesia

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