A Facebook post warns of a looming magnitude 8 earthquake, but the link it provides leads to an online shopping site, not to any references or sources relevant to the supposed warning
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Various Facebook posts warning of a looming earthquake “stronger than magnitude 8” contain links to a list of places susceptible to the quake.Several posts are circulating on Facebook warning that the Philippines will experience a strong earthquake, citing Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Director Teresito Bacolcol. These posts contain links to supposed references providing more information about the looming quake.
Three posts from “Metro Headlines” link to products on e-commerce sites Shopee and Lazada, instead of the supposed list of danger zones or a source for the earthquake warning. Other Facebook posts with similar inaccurate links pointing to products from online selling platforms came from pages like “Breaking News” , “Mayor Benjamin Magalong supporters” , “Trending Viral” , “trendnewsph” , “Balitang Headline” , and “Surigao News Update” .The misleading Facebook posts falsely implied that the strong earthquake was imminent.
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