Japan Earthquake Simulation Misrepresented
This is a Japan news story, published by Yahoo, that relates primarily to TikTok news.
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Japan earthquakeFact Check
•Old simulation video falsely shared as Japan earthquake in August 2024
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Japan warned of a potentially devastating "megaquake" after recent 7.1 -magnitude quake before lifting alert a week later .
10-second clip -- appearing to show objects falling off shaking buildings -- was published on TikTok on August 21, 2024 .
Korean-language text overlaid to it read: " 2024.8.8 Japan earthquake. Precursor to the great Nankai earthquake" But it actually shows a simulation of a megaquake hitting Japan in 2016 .
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