“Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 6 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024. Mount Etna did erupt in July 2024, and the Catania Airport suspended operations only for a few hours. It reopened July 5.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/visit.italy.a/posts/pfbid02ezNbfTNxjsDqNP3fMMPx5qLcZGGKgUbGoQ9NB…
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