This Photo Was Taken in 2018, Not During Taiwan’s Most Recent Earthquake

This Photo Was Taken in 2018, Not During Taiwan’s Most Recent Earthquake

South Taiwan's residential building collapsed on February 7, 2018 (Twitter)

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Following Taiwan's recent earthquake, a photo purporting to depict a building's destruction went viral on social media. Users also claimed that the earthquake was a strong 7.2-magnitude.

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