“The visuals show the Tibet earthquake of 07 January 2025.”
What FACTLY found
None of these visuals are related to the Tibet earthquake on 07 January 2025. The viral photo is from Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey, showing the aftermath of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on 06 February 2023. The first video shows the Nepal earthquake in the Tripureshowr district of Kathmandu on 26 April 2015. The second video documents the aftermath of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Suzu City, Japan, on 02 March 2023. The third video depicts the earthquake in Taiwan on 03 April 2024.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 January 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=586683000785673
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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.