1.0Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking websitehttps://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/englishrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="P4feHzzusj"><a href="https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/japan-earthquake-viral-videos-not-2026/">Viral videos do not show Japan’s April 20, 2026 earthquake</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/japan-earthquake-viral-videos-not-2026/embed/#?secret=P4feHzzusj" width="600" height="338" title="“Viral videos do not show Japan’s April 20, 2026 earthquake” — Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website" data-secret="P4feHzzusj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/japan-tsunami26-main-1.png622420A video circulating on social media claims to show footage of a powerful earthquake that struck Japan on April 20, 2026. The clip has been widely shared on platforms such as Facebook. However, we investigated and found the claim to be false. Footage 1 A viral video widely shared on Facebook shows a road and […]