2011 Video Of Cars Shaking During Japan Earthquake Falsely Shared As Türkiye
By Anmol Alphonso An old video showing cars on a highway being rattled by a powerful earthquake in Tokyo, Japan in 2011 is being shared online claiming it is from the recent devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday. Three quakes of 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0, hit Turkey’s southern regions on February 6, 2023, causing widespread destruction in Turkey and in neighboring Syria. Another 5.6 tremor struck on Tuesday as well. The death toll at the time of writing this fact-check was reported to be around 4,983 people. Several old videos of earthquakes are being recycled against this backdro...