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Jun 8, 2026
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Fact check: Real vs. fake Philippines earthquake footage
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🏦 Source Intelligence
Rolling outlet bias
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✓ Third-Party Fact-Checks
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· Rappler
Several earthquakes, with the strongest reaching magnitude 8.6, were recorded in different cities and provinces across the Philippines in January 2026, as seen in videos circulating online.
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false
· VERA Files
A video shows a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Baguio City on Oct. 3, 2025.
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Via Google Fact Check Tools API · PolitiFact, Reuters, AFP, Snopes and others.
Article Excerpt
Videos showing destruction in the Philippines have circulated widely online after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country. CBC’s Fact Check team separates the real footage from the AI-generated content.
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Jun 9, 2026