Social media users have incorrectly identified a video of people evacuating a shaking building as evidence of the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that occurred in China's Xizang Autonomous Region last October. Investigations by Fact Hunter revealed that the footage actually originated from a gym in Pereira, Colombia, and was recorded in August, two months prior to the seismic event in China. Although the misleading post garnered approximately 81,000 views, it highlights a persistent trend of repurposing outdated or unrelated video content to falsely depict breaking news. The original claim, shared by a user on X, falsely asserted that the clip captured the immediate aftermath of the Xizang disaster. Verification of the video's history and location confirms that the footage is entirely unrelated to the earthquake in China.
Source : CGTN
Photo : CGTN
