Old video from South Africa falsely shared as Turkey-Syria quake 'tsunami'

Published on 10/02/2023 at 09:49

Footage of massive waves crashing onto a beach is circulating in social media posts that falsely claim it shows a "tsunami" triggered by a devastating earthquake that struck near the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6. The clip has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in the posts, but it actually shows waves that lashed a beach in South Africa in March 2017.

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Updated on 01/12/2022 at 02:58

Artwork falsely shared as 'genuine Time magazine cover' likening Russia's Putin to Hitler

Published on 09/03/2022 at 05:26

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Published on 16/02/2022 at 16:45

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Updated on 04/11/2021 at 07:59

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Published on 21/05/2021 at 07:24

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Published on 12/04/2021 at 10:52

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Published on 29/01/2021 at 14:49

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Published on 22/09/2020 at 11:58

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Published on 19/06/2020 at 22:38

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Published on 10/06/2020 at 08:10

Filipino Facebook page behind doctored Kendall Jenner Black Lives Matter photo

Updated on 20/07/2020 at 17:21

COVID-19: hoax circulates that viral outbreaks are linked to new telecommunication technologies

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