Fact-checking 5 videos that falsely depict scenes from Venezuela’s earthquakes 9.2%
PolitiFact - By Maria Briceño - 6/29/2026, 12:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 33.9% - Availability Heuristic 17% - Confirmation Bias 15.2%
Social media users are sharing many videos of buildings collapsing and people trapped under rubble, saying it shows the destruction of two massive earthquakes in Venezuela. Although many videos are authentic, some are not of the June 24 destruction. Venezuela’s government said June 29 that more than 1,700 people were killed after 7.2 and... more