“Photo shows flooding in Bicol during supertyphoon Pepito”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Photo shows flooding in Marikina City during typhoon Ulysses in 2020
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“A video claiming to depict recent floods in Spain.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Video shows recent magnitude 8 earthquake in Taiwan”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Old videos of quakes in Taiwan, Japan were repurposed
“A video compilation showed the effects of an alleged magnitude 8 earthquake that hit Taiwan last week.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: No major earthquake struck Taiwan this month. A reverse image search also revealed the clips in the compilation are old.
“Video shows floods in Spain and France.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The clips in this video are not from recent floods in Spain or France. We found the video online dating back to May 2023.
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: We found no news reports or Tesla press releases as of Nov. 19 that said Elon Musk will release a cheap solar-powered Tesla.
“This video shows floods in Spain.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The clips in this video are not from recent floods in Spain. They show flooding caused by storm Boris in September in Poland.
“Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“A video captures footage from a recent earthquake in Iran.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Video shows 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Oregon.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: A social media video claimed to show footage taken as an earthquake hit in Seaside, a beach resort town in northwest Oregon, but officials there said no impact was felt from the offshore quake.
“Bicol Region has “no billion-peso” allocation for flood control in 2023. Its funding for national roads and flood control are among the smallest in the country.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The 2023 General Appropriations Act shows that Bicol had the second-highest allocation for flood control among the country's regions, with a total of P29.4 billion.
“The recent footage of flood in Spain (Video)”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Misleading
“Video shows HAARP ship spotted off the coast of Spain before the recent flash floods”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Scientists have found "no change" in global warming rates since 1970.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“Video shows recent flooding at Chennai's Sathyabama College”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“Kamala Harris staged hurricane relief photo op with C-17, no supplies sent to victims.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“In the response to Hurricane Helene, "while families desperately tried to escape the rising floodwaters and they climbed onto roofs, they did anything they can to live, but Kamala [Harris] didn't send any helicopters to rescue them.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: There's plenty of evidence that helicopters have been used and that federal, state and local disaster recovery teams have responded to help victims of the storm.
“Hurricane Milton is targeted geo-engineered storm being used as a weapon.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence that anyone intentionally modified Hurricane Milton, and the idea that someone could control a hurricane is not scientifically plausible.
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
PolitiFact rated this: False