Misinformation on Japan quake spreading on social media, government warns

False information concerning a powerful earthquake in central Japan on New Year's Day has been spreading on social media platforms, prompting the government on Wednesday to call for the public to exercise caution. Some posts have attributed the cause of the magnitude-7.6 A woman in her 40s in one of the disaster-hit areas had her address publicly disclosed in a post attributed to her that stated, "My son is trapped and cannot move." She said, "This is false information and my home's location is now known. I want the post to be removed."