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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show July 29, 2025 Tsunami Waves Hitting California -- Clickbait Video Falsely Labelled Clips Of Other Events

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    Does a viral video show tsunami waves caused by a July 29, 2025 earthquake off Russia's eastern coast hitting California's coast? No, that's not true: The Los Angeles Times described the tsunami waves as "modest". California emergency management officials reported none of the kind of flooding and destruction shown in the viral video and had lifted warnings by midmorning on…

    • Jul 30, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show July 29, 2025 Tsunami Waves Hitting California -- Clickbait Video Falsely Labelled Clips Of Other Events Not CA Tsunami
  • News: Oprah Winfrey DENIES Claims She Delayed Opening Her Private Road To Hawaiians Fleeing Tsunami Warnings

    United States

    Talk show host Oprah Winfrey rejects social media claims that she hesitated to open the private road through her Hawaiian estate to help evacuation efforts after tsunami warnings were issued for Hawaii on July 29, 2025. One of her social media accounts publicly shared the denial statement from her spokesperson. The Maui police department put out a statement saying the…

    • Jul 30, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    News: Oprah Winfrey DENIES Claims She Delayed Opening Her Private Road To Hawaiians Fleeing Tsunami Warnings Oprah: No
  • Fact Check: Video Of Shelves Crashing On Store Clerk Does NOT Show Russian Earthquake On July 29, 2025 -- It's Myanmar In March 2025

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    Is a video of shelves falling in an electronics store from the massive Russian earthquake on July 29, 2025? No, that's not true: The video was recorded by a security camera in a store in Myanmar when an earthquake struck there on March 28, 2025. The video, which shows a clerk ducking under a counter as shelves crash on top…

    • Jul 29, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Of Shelves Crashing On Store Clerk Does NOT Show Russian Earthquake On July 29, 2025 -- It's Myanmar In March 2025 Old Quake
  • Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show An Alaska Earthquake -- It's A Clickbait Mashup Of Scenes Not Shot In Alaska

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    Does a viral TikTok video of disaster scenes document the impacts of an earthquake in Alaska? No, that's not true: The opening shot was taken in Taiwan and the other eight clips that make up the video were either not captured in Alaska, taken before the July 2025 Alaskan quake referred to in the TikTok video, or untraceable to Alaska.…

    • Jul 17, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show An Alaska Earthquake -- It's A Clickbait Mashup Of Scenes Not Shot In Alaska Not Alaska
  • Fact Check: Niagara Falls Did NOT Turn 'Blood Red' in June 2025 -- Viral Image is Fake

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    Did a widely-shared image provide an authentic record of Niagara Falls turning "blood red" in June 2025? No, that's not true: The image was first posted by a Facebook page that regularly posts fictional content and AI-generated images. A spokesperson for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation confirmed that the story and image were "not…

    • Jun 26, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Niagara Falls Did NOT Turn 'Blood Red' in June 2025 -- Viral Image is Fake Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show December 2024 Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake In California -- Past Quakes Around World

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    Do some videos circulating online show the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck California on December 5, 2024? No, that's not true: Several videos posted online were mislabeled as showing California when they were actually filmed in other locations during past earthquakes. In reality the old footage ranged from Taiwan to Anchorage, Alaska, to Japan. One example of a recycled earthquake video…

    • Dec 6, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show December 2024 Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake In California -- Past Quakes Around World Not California
  • Fact Check: Storm Video Compilation Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton -- Clips Were Posted Before Storm's Arrival

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    Does a compilation of storm video clips on social media show Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: A collection of video clips using the hashtag #HurricanMilton shows storm footage from around the world that dates back months and even years. The clickbait compilation was posted on social media on October 8, 2024, when Hurricane Milton was over 400 miles from…

    • Oct 9, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Storm Video Compilation Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton -- Clips Were Posted Before Storm's Arrival Recycled Clips
  • Fact Check: 'Tornado' Videos Do NOT Show Extreme Weather In Canada, Dubai

    Fact Check

    Do two reels posted to Facebook authentically show clips of tornadoes that occurred in Dubai and Canada? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that the twisters shown in the clips were fake and 100 percent AI-generated content. There are prominent elements in the videos that indicate manipulation and editing have been used to create them. One claim originated…

    • Sep 4, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Tornado' Videos Do NOT Show Extreme Weather In Canada, Dubai 'Fake'
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 -- It's At Least 3 Other Places

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    Does a video compilation show Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica on July 3, 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation consists of older, unrelated video clips from intense weather events in other places. None of the footage was shot in Jamaica. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok on July 3, 2024. It was captioned: Hurricane Beryl Caribbean…

    • Jul 9, 2024
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 -- It's At Least 3 Other Places Recycled Clips
  • Fact Check: Tsunami Footage Is NOT From 2024 Japanese Earthquake -- It's 2011 Video

    Fact Check

    Does a video on social media show tsunami flooding in Japan after an earthquake on January 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The footage in a video with the title "Japan earthquake 2024" comes from a video documenting the 2011 earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan. The 2024 earthquake did not trigger a massive tsunami comparable to the 2011 event.…

    • Jan 10, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Tsunami Footage Is NOT From 2024 Japanese Earthquake -- It's 2011 Video From 2011
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