“Video shows tsunami in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck on Aug. 8”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Aug 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The clip does not feature the aftermath of the Aug. 8 earthquake. It shows a tsunami that devastated Miyagi Prefecture following a 9.1 tremor that hit the country in 2011.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 August 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2024, 16 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1041898170685503
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