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Typhoon Yagi Photo Misinformation

This is a Vietnam news story, published by Yahoo, that relates primarily to Typhoon Haiyan news.

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Photo shows Philippine city flattened by powerful storm, not 'Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi'

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78% Informative

A decade-old photo of a Philippine city flattened by Typhoon Haiyan has resurfaced in social media posts falsely portrayed as showing the damage caused by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam .

Yagi battered Vietnam -- as well as Myanmar , Laos and Thailand -- in September 2024 triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 500 people according to official figures.

Authorities said it killed at least 292 people in the country.

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Informative language

76

Neutral language

4

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

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