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Astonishing video shows moment baby is rescued in Colombia after earthquake — thanks to chance encounter

Nypost · · 444 words · By Chris Nesi
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Astonishing video shows moment baby is rescued in Colombia after earthquake — thanks to chance encounter See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 5
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Astonishing video shows moment baby is rescued in Colombia after earthquake — thanks to chance encounter See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Rescuers desperately searching for survivors in the wreckage left by the strongest earthquake to hit Colombia in over a decade miraculously found a baby beneath the rubble and pulled the child to safety.

Common ground

Dramatic footage shows several searchers encircling a recess underneath a collapsed building and carefully lifting up debris, revealing a dust-covered man cradling a baby in his arms.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/world-news/astonishing-video-shows-baby-rescued-fr…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 7.4-magnitude quake struck western Colombia on Monday”
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Five independent news sources (Sowetan, Nypost, Nbcwashington, Krdo, France24) all report a 7.4-magnitude earthquake striking western Colombia on a Monday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-11-magnitude-74…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/world-news/massive-7-4-magnitu…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/po…
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Claim 2: “Brian Osorio Zuluaga, had left his office in Cali and was trying to quickly make it home on his motorbike, but was forced to stop by the collapse of destroyed building, La Torres del Limonar, a five-story apartment complex.”
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Multiple sources confirm Brian Osorio Zuluaga was riding his motorcycle in Cali and stopped at the collapsed five-story 'La Torres del Limonar' (or 'La Torre del Limonar') complex.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Desafío (The Challenge) is a Colombian reality competition television series produced by Caracol TV. In the show, contestants are isolated in an island or -more recently- in a secluded area and compet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desafío_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration as the 36th President of Colombia took place on Friday, August 7, 2026. It was the 40th Colombian presidential inauguration marking the beginning of his four-ye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Abelardo_de_la…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Tres Caínes (The 3 Cains) is a 2013 Spanish-language TV series produced by RTI Producciones for Colombia-based television network RCN TV and United States–based television network MundoFox. It is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tres_Caínes
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Claim 3: “the strongest earthquake to hit Colombia in over a decade”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the 7.4 magnitude earthquake was the strongest recorded in Colombia in the past decade.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia is a seismically active country and has a large seismic risk in many areas of its territory due to its location at the boundaries of the Malpelo, Panama, Caribbean, North Andes (where most ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Colombi…
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web search NEUTRAL — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook western and central Colombia on Monday, causing damage in several cities and affecting six airports. It is the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in the past…
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/08/10/colombia-records-its-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has devastated western Colombia, claiming over 200 lives, injuring 1,200 and leaving 3,000 missing in the strongest tremor to hit the region in a decade.
https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/contributors/milton-quin…
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Claim 4: “Rescuers... found a baby beneath the rubble and pulled the child to safety.”
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Multiple sources describe the rescue of a baby/infant from the rubble of the Torres del Limonar building.
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web search NEUTRAL — A baby is a human who is younger than about 1 or 2 years old. Different words are used for a baby at different stages of growth. These words are not used in the same way by everyone. For example, the …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby
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web search NEUTRAL — In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant (from Latin īnfāns 'baby, child', literally 'unspeaking') [1] is a formal or specialised synonym. The term…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant
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web search NEUTRAL — In this video Ms Rachel will teach key milestones and model activities that promote your baby’s brain growth and development. Babies can watch and learn while caregivers also learn the best...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTqtGJwsJVE
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Claim 5: “At least 250 people are dead and more than 2,500 injured, with as many as 4,000 still missing.”
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There is significant contradiction in the casualty numbers. Some sources report 'more than 250 dead' and '2,500 injured', while others report 'at least 111 people' dead (cross-references) or '132 deaths and more than 500 injuries' (Asocapitales). The claim of 4,000 missing is mentioned as '3,000 missing' in one source and 'hundreds' in another.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɾejɾa]) is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pereira,_Colombia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of earthquakes in Colombia. Colombia is a seismically active country and has a large seismic risk in many areas of its territory due to its location at the boundaries of the Malpelo, Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Colombi…
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