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Photo shows aftermath of New Year's Day jolt in Japan, not August 2024 quake

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Summary
Nutrition label

79% Informative

A photo of a road damaged in an earthquake in January 2024 in Japan was shared repeatedly in a misleading context on social media after a magnitude 7.1 jolt hit the East Asian country in August .

Sabah-based website Nabalu News shared the image in a news graphic published on Facebook on August 10 .

A Japanese government spokesperson said no disruptions to infrastructure were reported after the latest quake.

VR Score

79

Informative language

78

Neutral language

5

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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