The claim
AI generated footage depicting impact of earthquake and tsunami
Original publisher’s rating
DW Fact check: Fake This is an AI-generated image. While a tsunami watch was issued for parts of California, the projected impact was expected several hours after this image was posted. At the time of posting, there were no official evacuation orders in San Francisco. Moreover, the image contains visual inconsistencies. Despite the water appearing to engulf buildings, the foot of the bridge in the background is entirely visible, suggesting water levels are not consistent across the image. The original post garnered over 95.2K views. DW Fact check also tested this image on AI-detecting tools like AIorNot and Hive Moderation, both of which identified it as 99% AI-generated.
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Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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