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Disasters & emergencies fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about disasters & emergencies. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

3,259 published reviews in this topic

Factcrescendo ThailandDisasters & emergencies

ภาพเหตุการณ์แผ่นดินไหวที่ญี่ปุ่นเมื่อวันที่ 8 สิงหาคมที่ผ่านมา

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review found that the images and videos shared as footage of Japan’s August 8 earthquake were from earlier events. It identifies material from the 2011 tsunami and the January 2024 earthquake among the misattributed images and videos.

日本ファクトチェックセンターDisasters & emergencies

関東大震災、朝鮮人6000人虐殺は『100%嘘』

Publisher’s rating: 根拠不明

The review says estimates of Korean victims vary, with one investigation reporting 832 deaths or missing people and another reporting 6,661 deaths. It concludes that the exact toll is uncertain, but that available evidence does not establish the claim that a toll of around 6,000 is wholly false.

日本ファクトチェックセンターDisasters & emergencies

2024年8月14日に南海トラフ地震が発生

Publisher’s rating: 根拠不明

A post claiming that a Nankai Trough earthquake would occur on August 14, 2024, spread after an August 8 earthquake off Hyuga-nada. The review says no scientific or objective basis was provided for the prediction and notes that the Japan Meteorological Agency considers earthquake predictions specifying a date and place to be misinformation.

日本ファクトチェックセンターDisasters & emergencies

日向灘を震源とする地震被害の様子

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review found that the image circulated as showing damage from the August 8, 2024 Hyuga-nada earthquake was not an image of that earthquake’s damage. The same image had been posted eight days before the earthquake, and the review notes that NHK reported it as an apparent AI-generated fake damage image.

Fact CrescendoDisasters & emergencies

கேரளா வயநாடு நிலச்சரிவு நிவாரணப் பணிக்கு ரூ.36 கோடி நிதி உதவி அறிவித்த அஜித் என்று ஒரு நியூஸ் கார்டு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review found no announcement of relief funding on Ajith’s manager’s X page and reports that Puthiya Thalaimurai’s digital editor and Ajith’s side confirmed the news card was fake. It concludes that the card claiming Ajith gave ₹35 crore for Wayanad relief was not genuine.