“Video shows a tsunami amid the wildfires in California this January 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Jan 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The circulating clip does not show a tsunami amid the wildfires in California this January. It shows rogue waves slamming into a beach in California in December 2023.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 January 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1336685647350465
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.