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The 7.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on January 1, 2024 triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high but a TikTok video of fishing boats battered by waves is unrelated to the disaster. The clip, which has racked up thousands of views alongside the false claim, has previously circulated in posts following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast in 2011.
Social media users have falsely linked a video showing divers experiencing an earthquake underwater to a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day in 2024, killing dozens of people. The clip was in fact taken in Indonesia in November 2023.
An old video showing exiled Bangladeshi opposition figure Tarique Rahman in a wheelchair has resurfaced online alongside false claims it shows him after being assaulted in London. But the journalist that took the clip told AFP it was in fact filmed in 2008 when Rahman arrived in the United Kingdom for medical treatment. A spokesperson for Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has also denied he was recently attacked.
The High Court has ruled that Prince Harry’s libel case against the Mail on Sunday must now go to trial
South Korean public broadcaster MBC has rejected suggestions it promoted a fundraising campaign for Hamas after the false claim emerged on social media as the Israel-Hamas war rages. The posts contain a purported screenshot of an MBC report, but the image actually bears no resemblance to genuine MBC broadcasts. The corporation dismissed the claim as "totally baseless", saying it has not organised or promoted any fundraisers related to the conflict.