{"id":35968,"date":"2024-09-12T22:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T02:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/posts-falsely-link-decade-old-super-storm-photos-to-typhoon-yagi-in-2024\/12\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T22:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T02:29:05","slug":"posts-falsely-link-decade-old-super-storm-photos-to-typhoon-yagi-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/posts-falsely-link-decade-old-super-storm-photos-to-typhoon-yagi-in-2024\/12\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts falsely link decade-old super storm photos to Typhoon Yagi in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:127%\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\" caption-wrapper=\"\" caption-aligned-with-image=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshot taken on September 10, 2024 of the false post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>The photos surfaced on the same day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/super-typhoon-yagi-toll-rises-065335873.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Typhoon Yagi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Typhoon Yagi<\/a> slammed into Vietnam after leaving two dozen people dead across southern China and the Philippines earlier in the week\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5W5U-676P\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The storm went on to wreak havoc across Southeast Asia, triggering deadly landslides and widespread river flooding.<\/p>\n<p>The worst-hit Vietnam has seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20240912-se-asia-battles-floods-landslides-as-death-toll-passes-200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:death toll;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">death toll<\/a> rise to 197, while eight have been confirmed dead in northern Thailand &#8212; where one district is suffering the most severe floods in 80 years (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240912051504\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20240912-se-asia-battles-floods-landslides-as-death-toll-passes-200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The same set of photos were linked to the impact of Typhoon Yagi across Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240909075135\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid0nSzRXxsn8FR2Y3UwscgZjcaX8dnpWCTFatQD5VJdzBKoVihHqo95MXaiAk2Cj4Tvl%26id%3D100055872971217&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240909075649\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02FerirseVNSGUQPqKxGpBzgxzZvR7uuD3wxH5u6M6NEgqHaEsjUfmvdatsoQxtJPgl%26id%3D100075108730024&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240909075829\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid022wFeqHom1EQgRHQJjMx22f2WKEmAe3pAhYrkJUZdniY4WcPFXBh7EXNqLP7Hz9Dfl%26id%3D100070333060464&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the pictures show the aftermath of a super typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2013.<\/p>\n<h3>Super Typhoon Haiyan<\/h3>\n<p>A Google reverse image search of the first photo found it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/news\/picture\/tacloban-in-ruins-idUSRTX1595D\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> by Reuters on November 13, 2013 in a photo series titled &#8220;Tacloban in ruins&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180702001445\/https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/news\/picture\/tacloban-in-ruins-idUSRTX1595D\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The photo&#8217;s caption read: &#8220;People stand among debris and ruins of houses destroyed after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10, 2013.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left) and the Reuters photo (right):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 293px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:31%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LrQMWh2L4vscZVS6zL4UbA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD03MzI-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/51de1ac2b0b66814944bd2f8f180b4d9\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left) and the Reuters photo (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/I87A0vx4J3i4BzNjVdR2sQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI5Mw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/51de1ac2b0b66814944bd2f8f180b4d9\"\/><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;button class=\" link=\"\" caas-lightbox=\"\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"\/><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left) and the Reuters photo (right)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20181108-philippines-marks-five-years-its-deadliest-storm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Super Typhoon Haiyan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Super Typhoon Haiyan<\/a> made landfall in the central Philippines on November 8, 2013 and left over 7,000 people dead or missing, while millions across the region lost their homes as the super storm wiped out entire communities (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240910080358\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20181108-philippines-marks-five-years-its-deadliest-storm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>AFP has previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.326P82D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> false social media posts that linked the photo to a tropical storm that hit Myanmar in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search of the second photo, which shows people walking along a street with debris on both sides, found it was <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/editorial-photos-videos\/detail?itemid=e8c0964d25c54a72b7a912acacaf0418&amp;mediatype=photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> by the Associated Press on November 10, 2013, also in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/3GKG-L5HF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The caption states the photo was taken in the central Philippines&#8217; Tacloban city on November 10, 2013, where residents complained of a shortage of food and water and no electricity after Typhoon Haiyan hit.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left)and the AP photo (right):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 319px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:33%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/j7ms.eFL.XJ6ruBPs4mo4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD03OTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/84098501e56c993f0d2b352b65ef7cf8\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left)and the AP photo (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dDEhV0hHA5EuZJil_I5FmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTMxOQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/84098501e56c993f0d2b352b65ef7cf8\"\/><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;button class=\" link=\"\" caas-lightbox=\"\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"\/><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshot comparison of the photo from the false post (left)and the AP photo (right)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>AFP has debunked other posts linking old images to Typhoon Yagi <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36FE27C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/posts-falsely-decade-old-super-021033921.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot taken on September 10, 2024 of the false post The photos surfaced on the same day Typhoon Yagi slammed into Vietnam<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/posts-falsely-link-decade-old-super-storm-photos-to-typhoon-yagi-in-2024\/12\/09\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35968"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}