With its location upon a supervolcano, one could only imagine the social media firestorm when Yellowstone officially announced that it has recorded 72 earthquakes within the last month.
Pseudoscience commenters on social media have long been pushing the narrative that the Yellowstone Caldera is long overdue for an eruption. The reality though is that these are very minor quakes that cannot even be felt by people living in the area.
Facts VS Fiction on Yellowstone supervolcano
The recent hype has once again demonstrated the internet s double-edged capacity to spread both information and misinformation. It has reached the point that even the park s own qualified volcanologists have taken a stand, publishing their own videos to counteract the social media circus.