Monday, February 10, 2025

The image is drone footage of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma island, Spain.

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This Facebook post purporting to show lava overflowing into the ocean in Portugal is FALSE.

“Lava.Fields.Ocean, Portugal,” the text accompanying the image reads.

An image showing lava flowing from the land and into a water body is attached to the Facebook post.

But was the image taken in Portugal? We checked.

reverse image search reveals that the image is drone footage captured on 7 October 2021 at La Palma island in Spain. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma led to this lava flow.

Beginning on 19 September 2021, the lava streamed toward the island’s western coast, covering the path leading to the volcano. It also spilled over the cliffs and into the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Spanish newspaper Canarias7 reported that the reactivation of the Cumbre Vieja Canarian volcano triggered 184 earthquakes on the island in 24 hours. Out of these, 17 were felt by the population.

Another publication, Eldiario.es, stated that the island expanded by 43 hectares due to the formation of lava deltas when the lava reached the Atlantic Ocean. Furthermore, the lava destroyed 2,651 buildings.

street view map shows that the image we are debunking was taken near Playa Nueva and Lugar Las Hoyas in Spain.

PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post with an image purportedly of lava overflowing into an ocean in Portugal and found it to be FALSE.

This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.

By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context into posts they see in their social media feeds.

Have you spotted what you think is fake or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content.

This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Naomi Wanjiku and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Cédrick Irakoze.

Kamadi Amata
Kamadi Amatahttps://mtaaniradio.or.ke
I am a digital content creator with niche in Health, politics, and Human Interest Features.
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