A video of huge waves, allegedly from the recent Earthquake in Japan and tsunami, with a height of 0.4 metres, was captured near the nuclear power plant.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Suresh Kumar choudhary (“@suresh_jaat_02“) claimed that a massive wave and a 0.4-meter-tall tsunami are captured in a video that has been shared, purporting to be from the recent Earthquake in the Japan. The video was taken close to the nuclear power plant. The tweet was made on Jan 1, 2024, which has received an about more than 7k views on X.
ALERT 🚨 First tsunami waves hit Japan after major earthquake and a parking video where cars are shaking.#Japan #Tsunami #Earthquake #earthquake #輪島 #地震 #earthquake #deprem #sismo #地震 #earthquake #tsunami#珠洲市 #地震 #大谷 #助けて#地震 #SOS#珠洲 #地震 #SOS pic.twitter.com/9npnu24rVO
— Suresh Kumar choudhary (@suresh_jaat_02) January 1, 2024
Several other accounts, including @FunMauji, @inaya_bisma, @SonOfChoudha also made the same claim that the video is from the recent Earthquake in Japan where a tsunami with a height of 0.4 metres approx was seen near nuclear power plant. The video again got resurfaced in April 2024. Many accounts, including @I_G68, @RajPrashikshit, @Ashish2821 made the claim that a 7.4 magnitude of earthquake hit Taiwan in Japan.The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This video actually originates from the 2011 Tsunami in Japan. It is not recent at all.
The video was uploaded in Youtube on May 11, 2022.
Check out the original full video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows huge waves, shared claiming to be from the recent #Earthquake in the #Japan and #tsunami with a height of 0.4 meters, was recorded near the nuclear power plant. The fact is this video is from the Japan Tsunami 2011. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/9R4jgzYn4c
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos of earthquakes to create panic. A video purporting to be from the recent Earthquake in Japan and tsunami measuring 0.4 metres in height was captured close to the nuclear power plant, featuring enormous waves. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the video in question is actually from the 2011 Tsunami in Japan.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of massive waves, claiming to be from the recent Earthquake in Japan and tsunami, with a height of 0.4 metres, was recorded near the nuclear power plant.
Fact : The video in question is from the 2011 Japan Tsunami.
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