“A warning about a magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Facebook provides links to PHIVOLCS updates and possible affected areas.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Nov 2024.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading
What Vera Files found
The earthquake warning was used as a clickbait: the posts included affiliate links from an e-commerce site. PHIVOLCS warned about a potential magnitude 7.2 earthquake, not a magnitude 8 earthquake from the West Valley Fault.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 29 November 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CAv3rKGgv/
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.