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The claim

The viral posts feature a short video of a large bridge that appears to buckle and collapse during what is described as an earthquake.

Rating

False

Reviewed by Factcrescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

Factcrescendo reports finding no credible reports of an earthquake-related bridge collapse matching the footage. Its review describes visual anomalies in the video and says two AI-detection tools flagged it as highly likely to be AI-generated.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Factcrescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026