Fact check: Real vs. fake Philippines earthquake footage
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Videos showing destruction in the Philippines have circulated widely online after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country.
CBC’s Fact Check team separates the real footage from the AI-generated content.
Philippines Earthquake Kills Dozens
- 'My tears started to fall,' witness recalls Philippines quake Bangkok Post —
- Philippines earthquake: buildings destroyed after 7.8 magnitude quake – video The Guardian —
- Large market in Philippines' General Santos damaged in 7.8 earthquake 📹 Associated Press — · 42sec
- Powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills dozens in the Philippines 📹 ABC News — · 1min
- Over 1,000 aftershocks recorded after powerful Mindanao earthquake The Straits Times —