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Myanmar: TikTok astrologer arrested for predicting new earthquake (www.bbc.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62341301

Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video.

John Moe The had warned that an earthquake would "hit every city in Myanmar" on 21 April. But experts say earthquakes are impossible to predict due to the complexity of the factors involved in such disasters.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Living several countries away, I had people spreading this rumor, and encouraging everyone to not be home that day. Scared people are easy to rile up, it had a real impact.