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FACT CHECK: Misleading video claims to show 2026 Japan earthquake; footage is 2 years old
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FACT CHECK: Misleading video claims to show 2026 Japan earthquake; footage is 2 years old
CLAIM: A dashcam video circulating on social media on April 20, 2026 shows “chaos in Japan after a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake,” with falling debris as tremors shake the street. VERIFICATION The video is real but miscaptioned and outdated. The dashcam footage was captured in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture during the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on January 1, 2024, not April 2026. Japanese media outlets like the Yomiuri Shimbun and social welfare…
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