Videos Circulating Online Do Not Show Earthquake in Eldoret
Social media clips purporting to show an earthquake in Eldoret, Kenya, use digital filters and mismatched audio. No seismic activity has been recorded in the area.
koreaboo.comOnline videos claiming to depict an earthquake in Eldoret, Kenya, rely on digital distortion effects rather than actual footage of seismic activity. The clips apply TikTok's "hectic dream" filter, which warps and bends the image to create a shaky appearance.
Most videos show ordinary recordings of roads or open ground with this effect added afterward. A more realistic-looking clip includes sounds of rumbling and falling debris, but the audio does not match the visuals because no debris appears on screen.
Public earthquake monitoring records show no significant seismic event in Eldoret in early May 2026. Buildings in the videos also fail to shake in the manner typical of earthquakes, which produce vibrations, rattling, and sometimes structural damage rather than smooth rolling waves.
Africa Check stated that the same filter and panicked voice audio have appeared in earlier misleading clips designed to suggest earthquakes occurred.
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