“Video of a recent volcanic eruption in Indonesia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is actually a simulation created by Victoria University back in 2017 as part of a research project to show the magnitude of destruction caused in case of an active supervolcano erupts
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.