A: Hey there! Heard any interesting news lately?
B: Not much, just been catching up on some shows. Why?
A: There's this thing with all these fake videos spreading on social media after the big earthquake in Aomori. Can you believe it?
B: No way! Which app is it on? I haven't seen anything about that.
A: It was on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube... everywhere! They even claimed the earthquake was artificial and said another one could strike Japan soon!
B: Wow, that's crazy! And the public organizations say those predictions are groundless?
A: Exactly. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that specific time and place predictions about quakes are likely to be fake. Can you imagine if people believed that stuff and started panicking?
B: Totally. People should always check the source before sharing things like that, right?
A: Absolutely! Also, there was a video on YouTube claiming solar flares could trigger a mega quake. Crazy, huh? It got over half a million views!
B: Unbelievable... But at least people are becoming more aware of these hoaxes now, right?
A: Yeah, definitely. Remember that big tsunami warning earlier this year when they showed fake images of giant waves on the internet? People should be careful and double-check their sources.
B: Not much, just been catching up on some shows. Why?
A: There's this thing with all these fake videos spreading on social media after the big earthquake in Aomori. Can you believe it?
B: No way! Which app is it on? I haven't seen anything about that.
A: It was on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube... everywhere! They even claimed the earthquake was artificial and said another one could strike Japan soon!
B: Wow, that's crazy! And the public organizations say those predictions are groundless?
A: Exactly. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that specific time and place predictions about quakes are likely to be fake. Can you imagine if people believed that stuff and started panicking?
B: Totally. People should always check the source before sharing things like that, right?
A: Absolutely! Also, there was a video on YouTube claiming solar flares could trigger a mega quake. Crazy, huh? It got over half a million views!
B: Unbelievable... But at least people are becoming more aware of these hoaxes now, right?
A: Yeah, definitely. Remember that big tsunami warning earlier this year when they showed fake images of giant waves on the internet? People should be careful and double-check their sources.
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Summary
Discussion about misleading videos on social media after Aomori earthquake, claiming artificial cause and predicting further quakes. Videos also spread hoaxes about solar flares triggering mega quakes. Japan Meteorological Agency warns against specific time/place predictions about quakes. Reminder
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ID: 89fac5cd-da58-49b7-b2f2-2da2e95bdb2b
Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251209_40/#conversation
Date: Dec. 9, 2025
Notes: 2025-12-09
Created: 2025/12/11 08:40
Updated: 2025/12/11 11:40
Last Read: 2025/12/11 11:40