A video purporting to show the collapse of a building following an earthquake is making the false claim that it was taken during the most recent earthquake in Taiwan.
@_rahulism_ tweeted “Horrific!! 7.4 magnitude #earthquake hit #Taiwan and #Japan. #Tsunami warning issued. #Taipei” on April 3, 2024. The tweet has received an about 270.8k views on X.
Horrific!! 7.4 magnitude #earthquake hit #Taiwan and #Japan. #Tsunami warning issued.#Taipei pic.twitter.com/snCDFUz4OQ
— Rahul Bhardwaj (@_rahulism_) April 3, 2024
Several other accounts, including @mrs_roh08, @RanaTells, @KhayamTV made the same claim that the video shows the building collapsed due to major earthquake hit in Taiwan. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this old video dates back to the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey. We visited Mirror, which published an article on this incident on Feb 6, 2203 with the headline “Turkey Syria earthquake: Dramatic footage shows building collapse after shake”. A tall building can be seen collapsing to the ground in terrifying footage captured during the earthquake in Turkey. It added “At least one seven storey building collapsed in the Haliliye district of Şanlıurfa province during aftershock of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, footage released by the local Urfa TV showed.” Early on Monday, an earthquake struck northern Syria and southern Turkey, leaving at least 3,400 people dead and 9,622 injured, with many more still trapped in the rubble. There are currently 1,089 wounded in Syria and 8,533 in Turkey. As the seven-story structure fell during the day, it was captured on camera from a variety of angles. It’s unclear if anyone suffered injury in the terrifying collapse captured on camera.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a building collapsing after the earthquake is being shared with a misleading claim that this was during the recent #Taiwan #earthquake. The fact is this old footage is from the Turkey Earthquake on February 2023. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/qWl8G4lma2
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos of earthquakes as clickbait to create panic and gain an impression. A video that shows a building collapsing after the earthquake is being shared with a misleading claim that this was during the recent Taiwan earthquake. In actuality, this old video is from the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
Conclusion:
Claim : It is falsely claimed in a video that depicts a building collapsing following an earthquake that it occurred during the most recent earthquake in Taiwan.
Fact : The fact is this old footage is from the Turkey Earthquake on February 2023.
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