In the immediate aftermath of the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, social media was flooded with unverified information, including old disaster footage repurposed to depict current damage, videos exaggerating the situation and baseless posts predicting further quakes.Social media can quickly convey conditions in disaster-hit areas, helping people confirm others' safety, request rescues and share information such as shelter locations and needed supplies. But it can spread false information just as quickly.During the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, a fake post claiming a lion had been released from …READ FULL ARTICLE
