Claim: No, this photo doesn't show a crumbling bridge support in 2023 South Africa – it's from an earthquake in Japan in 2004
Fact-check: No, this photo doesn't show a crumbling bridge support in 2023 South Africa – it's from an earthquake in Japan in 2004
Verdict: south africans and ugandans on social media were quick to claim a photo showing a damaged concrete pillar was down to vandalism. but this isn't true – the photo shows a pier damaged in an earthquake in japan in 2004.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2023-03-09T00:00:00