“The visuals of water boiling under pits formed on a highway in Veracruz, Mexico, are a result of volcanic activity in Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcanic mountain”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 May 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This video does not depict an incident in Mexico but rather an incident in Guayaquil, Ecuador. A fire broke under an overpass on Pedro Menendez Gilbert Avenue, Guayaquil. The cause of this fire is not a volcanic eruption
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 June 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/100010299425676/videos/in-veracruz-mexico-residents-report-hot-w…
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