{"id":1559668,"date":"2022-07-18T15:14:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T19:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1559668"},"modified":"2022-07-18T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T19:19:50","slug":"fact-check-were-the-georgia-guidestones-destroyed-by-an-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-the-georgia-guidestones-destroyed-by-an-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Were The Georgia Guidestones Destroyed By An Earthquake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-were-the-georgia-guidestones-destroyed-by-an-earthquake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1559668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2179553852066504\/permalink\/5522521881103001\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARANdG-6pZQcdMD4JOJAbzQhQ5hWJEtdqLU-G0P-LKSmfhyYvA-3hBSXWFbjjWph3MHo4kUJxMzBDcu0_pQ226qGqJRm3t9DW0CPexxuyMzCrFMc2-Lc4bF--lMo2R5b1oml6izCyKvA7Ol4VWp1zkRJxSka9BTpCstbnVGd1n7pG-byhaViWUrN3b1b11o5dLw6T-leH_n8pySAFqWz6DvcxQfk62L21QL1DOC4p6U0Sv0BtQonuux1Qpib8ptyGP1kyD40yAdRBhr_VgIh13puwHHdOOak3SLHk2mQzdRZooTM\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span> claims the Georgia Guidestones collapsed following an earthquake that struck the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7475935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-620x502-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-620x502-1.png 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-148x120.png 148w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-768x621-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-1536x1243-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57-2048x1658-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_57.png 678w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest an earthquake destroyed the Guidestones. Numerous credible news reports state the monument was partially destroyed by an explosion before being demolished by local authorities.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Georgia Guidestones were a set of six granite slabs located in Elbert County, Georgia, considered by some to be satanic due to the cryptic messages on them, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/georgia-monument-called-satanic-gubernatorial-candidate-destroyed-expl-rcna37039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. An explosion damaged part of the monument in the morning hours of July 6 and it was later demolished by local authorities over safety concerns, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>One post shared on Facebook calls into question what actually happened to the monument. \u201cBREAKING: At 4 am this morning, one of the Georgia Guidestones collapsed and crumbled,\u201d the post reads. \u201cReports are saying it was an earthquake, but be not deceived- this is a sign from God intervening on our behalf. Down with the Globalists and the New World Order. CHRIST IS KING!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The caption\u2019s claim that the stone structure was damaged by an earthquake is incorrect. There are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=georgia+guidestones+earthquake&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjZuND7wvv4AhW9KFkFHejaA2cQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=1536&#038;bih=722&#038;dpr=1.25\">credible news reports<\/a> to suggest that an earthquake struck Elbert County, Georgia on July 6. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/07\/15\/fact-check-georgia-guidestones-trump-monument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Were The Georgia Guidestones Replaced With A Donald Trump Monument?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/map\/?currentFeatureId=se60153743&#038;extent=22.41103,-86.85791&#038;extent=39.65646,-79.82666&#038;range=month&#038;magnitude=all&#038;settings=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Geological Survey<\/a> does not show an earthquake striking the area on the day the Guidestones were targeted. The only earthquake detected in Georgia in the last 30 days, as of July 18, was a 2.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred June 20 some 15 kilometers northwest of Grovetown, GA, weeks before the monument was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation posted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBI_GA\/status\/1544808812334530560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surveillance<\/a> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBI_GA\/status\/1544808812334530560\"><span>videos<\/span><\/a><span> to its verified Twitter account showing the explosion that occurred at the Guidestones.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/3) The videos show the explosion and a car leaving the scene shortly after the explosion. No one was injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8YNmEML9fW\">pic.twitter.com\/8YNmEML9fW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBI_GA\/status\/1544808920031576064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe videos show the explosion and a car leaving the scene shortly after the explosion. No one was injured,\u201d the account tweeted. \u201cFor safety reasons, the structure has been completely demolished.\u201d A suspect has yet to be identified, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/the-economist-explains\/2022\/07\/13\/why-might-someone-have-blown-up-the-georgia-guidestones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation regarding the Guidestones has circulated on social media. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/07\/13\/fact-check-times-pfizers-ceo-guidestones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> an altered image appearing to show a New York Times article about Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla vowing to rebuild the monument.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no evidence an earthquake occurred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1559668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1559668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1559668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1559668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1559668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}