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Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 357 words · By NBC News; Maya Rosenberg; George Solis; Dennis Romero
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More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which hit about 250 miles west of Bogotá, caused serious damage to infrastructure and left people trapped in collapsed buildings.

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More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which hit about 250 miles west of Bogotá, caused serious damage to infrastructure and left people trapped in collapsed buildings.

Why it matters

At least 169 people were killed Monday in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Colombia, collapsing hospitals, schools and other … NBC News flipped this story into Top Stories•17d

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a strong earthquake hit Colombia with a death toll exceeding 160 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Beretta ARX160 is an Italian modular assault rifle manufactured by Beretta. Developed for the Italian Armed Forces as part of the Soldato Futuro (English: "Future Soldier") program, the ARX160 was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_ARX160
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two administrative divisions referred to as departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and one Capital District (Distrito Capital). Depar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 «Белый лебедь», romanized: Bely Lebed, lit. 'White Swan'; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a Soviet/Russian nuclear-capable supersonic, variable-sweep win…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160
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Claim 2: “The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which hit about 250 miles west of Bogotá”
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The magnitude (7.4) and location (western Colombia/west of Bogotá) are confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Copa Colsanitas Colsubsidio is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Country Club de Bogotá. Held since 1998, this WTA 250 tournament is played on outdoor clay …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Colsanitas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bogotá (, also UK: , US: , Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta] ) is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogotá
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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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Claim 3: “Dominican cocaine kingpin whose drug empire stretched from Colombia to N.J. extradited to U.S.”
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While evidence confirms the extradition of a major cocaine kingpin (Otoniel) from Colombia to the US, the evidence identifies him as Dairo Antonio Usuga, a Colombian national, not a 'Dominican man' as stated in the normalized claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alleged Colombian drug lord extradited to US for trial. Dairo Antonio Usaga, who uses the alias Otoniel, is accused of overseeing a cocaine trafficking organization from Colombia to the U.S.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dairo-antonio-usaga-david-alias…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rody L. Wilcox, 50, a U.S. citizen, was extradited from Georgia to face charges of lewd conduct with a minor under 16 years of age filed in Latah County, Idaho. Wilcox allegedly sexually assaulted a s…
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/817738935/united-states-secu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dairo Antonio Usuga, the alleged leader of a massive cocaine trafficking organization in Colombia, was turned over to U.S. authorities at JFK Airport in New York on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Obtained by …
https://abcnews.com/International/dairo-usuga-alleged-colomb…
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Claim 4: “A Venezuelan Colonel Turned Actor Is Deported From Florida”
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Multiple sources confirm the deportation of a former Venezuelan lieutenant colonel/commander who had become an actor in Florida and was accused of torture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Luis Silva Silva (born 28 January 1968) is a Venezuelan military officer who is an Colonel of the Venezuelan National Guard. He currently serves as Defense Attaché of the Embassy at the Bolivaria…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Luis_Silva_Silva
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 26, 2025, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were participating in the deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard forces were shot near the Farragut West met…
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Claim 5: “Ecopetrol Announces the Second Convening of Bondholders' Meetings for Domestic Public Debt Bonds BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Aug. 27, 2026”
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Web results mention Ecopetrol convening bondholders' meetings and a first-call meeting on August 18, 2026, that failed, but there is no specific confirmation of a 'second convening' specifically on August 27, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 18, 2026, Ecopetrol’s first-call meetings for 2010 and 2013 domestic bondholders failed to secure the quorum and voting majorities needed to approve a proposed merger.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/ecopetro…
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web search NEUTRAL — the holders of its local bonds to consider the Merger through General Bondholders’ Meetings, in compliance with the regulations applicable to securities issuers, particularly Article 6.4.1.1.42 of Dec…
https://www.miningstockeducation.com/2026/08/ecopetrol-annou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ecopetrol Announces the Convening of Bondholders' Meetings for Domestic Public Debt Bonds on August 18. PR NewswireFri, Aug 07.Ecopetrol announces the dates for the presentation of its second quarter …
https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EC/press-releases
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Claim 6: “At least 169 people were killed Monday in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Colombia”
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Multiple independent sources specifically cite the death toll as 'at least 169' and the magnitude as 7.4, occurring on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a travel and cuisine television show hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel in the US. The first season began on Monday, February 6, 2007, at 9pm ET/PT. Bi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarre_Foods_with_Andrew_Zimm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Café con aroma de mujer ("Coffee with the Scent of a Woman") is a 1994 Colombian telenovela produced by then programming company RCN Televisión on state-owned Canal A. It was created and written by Fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Café_con_aroma_de_mujer_(1994_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers, the labour movement and the working class that is marked every yea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
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Claim 7: “Colombia bombed a rebel position and ordered alleged drug traffickers extradited to the US”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference and independent web search results reporting the bombing of rebel positions and the ordering of extraditions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia abolished extradition to the United States in 1991 amid a terror campaign of killings and bombings by drug cartels, but the practice was restored by Congress in 1997.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/colombia-starts-extradition-accuse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia bombed a rebel position and ordered alleged drug traffickers extradited to the US as the new government pressed ahead with its hardline security policy.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/colombia-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombian drug cartels appear to be beginning a new wave of terrorist attacks in protest over the resumption of extraditions of drug trafficking suspects to the United States.
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/world/am…
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Claim 8: “Nearly 30,000 Pounds of Raw Beef Recalled”
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The recall of nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef from Argentina is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple independent news sources (AOL, Google News).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government, originating in 1980. The department began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farm…
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