Fact Check: Colombia gym video falsely linked to earthquake in Xizang

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 31, 2026

A video showing people fleeing a shaking building was falsely shared on social media as footage of the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region in October. Fact Hunter traced the clip to a gym in Pereira, Colombia, filmed in August, nearly two months before the earthquake even happened.

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