“Image of Japanese floating house designed to withstand earthquakes”
What FACTLY found
This technology has been implemented in Japan since 2005 by ‘Air Danshin Systems’ company. Using this technology, the house sits on a deflated air bag during normal times. When sensors feel a tremor, they switch on a compressor within a second. The compressor pumps air into the airbag at the base of the building, inflating it within a few more seconds, and ultimately lifting the entire building up to 3cm off its foundation. However, the image shared in the viral post is a digitally illustrati...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 December 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 December 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/ClnJ_5qKDO7/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.