Verify and amplify with Cazadores de Fake News
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Before forwarding a video or image "of the earthquake", check whether it has already been debunked and share the debunk instead of the hoax.
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What it does
A Venezuelan fact-checking NGO founded in 2019. For this quake it debunked the false tsunami alert in La Guaira (a reused video of Japan's 2011 tsunami) and the supposed national blackout blamed on Corpoelec, with technical analysis that included detecting AI-generated images. Anyone can report dubious content and, above all, slow disinformation by forwarding its debunks instead of the original hoax. Amplifying verification is direct advocacy against the economy of panic.
How to take part
- Before forwarding a quake video or image, check cazadoresdefakenews.info to see if it's already debunked.
- Report suspicious content via their Telegram (@cazamosfakenews) or to prensa@cazadoresdefakenews.info.
- Follow their X account (@cazamosfakenews) and forward their #AlertaCazadores instead of the hoax.
- Distrust images of collapses or tsunamis without geolocation; they're often from other events.
Verified facts
- Fact
Publicly verifiable track record since 2019, with published methodology and recognition in the regional Spanish-language fact-checking network.
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It worked this specific quake, debunking the false tsunami alert and the supposed national blackout with technical analysis.
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The verifiable reporting channel is their Telegram (@cazamosfakenews) and the email prensa@cazadoresdefakenews.info.
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