After an earthquake jolted Taiwan, a video appearing to show the Taipei 101 skyscraper swaying dramatically racked up tens of thousands of views However, the tower's management debunked the 'animated video', which surfaced online before the quake struck
After a powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan on September 18, a video that appeared to show the Taipei 101 skyscraper swaying dramatically racked up tens of thousands of views in posts claiming it showed genuine footage from the quake. However, the tower's management debunked the"animated video", which surfaced online before the earthquake struck.
"On September 18, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Taitung. Bridges broke, houses collapsed, and Taipei -- hundreds of kilometres away -- felt the power of the earthquake," reads a traditional ChineseThe video appears to show the Taipei 101 tower, the world's tallest building before it was overtaken by Dubai's Burj Khalifa, swaying back and forth.
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