Armenia flags disinformation over fabricated earthquake warning

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia has warned that false information is being circulated on X, including a fabricated video falsely presented as an official communication from the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the ministry, which falsely claims that a warning has been issued about a possible 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Kotayk Province in the coming weeks.

The Ministry said in a press release that the post constitutes disinformation that misuses official branding and includes a fabricated reference to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

No such earthquake warning has been issued by the seismic protection agency.

The agency reports that specialists from the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia carry out 24-hour ongoing seismic hazard monitoring, and that timely and appropriate updates on earthquakes are published as necessary.