Fact Check: Old footage of leaning building falsely linked to April 2, 2024 Taiwan earthquake

ANDRE M. CHANG

Apr 5, 2024

Published date: April 4, 2024

Claim reviewed:

Footage of leaning building falsely linked to April 2, 2024 Taiwan earthquake

Claim date:

Posted on April 2, 2024

Claim appearance:

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Rating:

False. Old footage of leaning building falsely linked to April 2, 2024 Taiwan earthquake.

Facts:

Screenshot taken on April 4, 2024, from Youtube.
Video caption: The Yun Men Tsui Ti block of flats near Taiwan’s east coast has been left leaning at a dangerous angle after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night. Published date: Feb 7, 2018 TAIWAN | By Guardian News (The Guardian).

References:

“Taiwan earthquake leaves tall building on dangerous lean,” www.youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDPpJ6F_R0c. (Accessed April 4, 2024).

Originally posted at: https://buymeacoffee.com/andremchang/fact-check-old-footage-leaning-building-falsely-linked-april-2-taiwan-earthquake

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