A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the southern Philippines on June 8 local time has killed at least 35 people, injured hundreds and destroyed buildings.
Online, people shared real footage of the destruction, but one video was captioned misleadingly.
“7.8 earthquake hits the Philippines today!!” a June 7 X post read, containing a video that showed people fleeing and screaming while debris fell from the building’s ceiling. It gained more than 488,000 views within 16 hours of being posted.
The footage was not taken during the June earthquake; it captured a different earthquake that shook the Philippines two years ago.
Reverse-image search showed this video was uploaded by multiple accounts on Nov. 17, 2023, when a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the nation’s south. That earthquake killed 11 people.
PolitiFact was unable to find the original 2023 post, but a couple of accounts credited the video to “Dave Miles.” The captions pinpoint the location to a mall in General Santos City, which is consistent with photos posted by a news outlet.
Either way, the video is not from June in the Philippines. We rate that False.
