Massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia

[jeff of pa]

Though there is so Much BS Out of Indonesia, Too many YouTubers Trying to One-up each other.
I Saw this at 2 Different places So I'm Guessing it is Real

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[pepperj]

Put this into perspective: Tiny island, not too many places one can go.
The island of Anak Krakatau is approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 square miles) in total surface area.

 

[Red-Coat]

Anak Krakatau did indeed experience a series of eruptions between the 4th and 6th of September, disrupting regional air travel:

Anak Krakatau: Volcano eruption closes eight Indonesian airports

More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.

www.bbc.co.uk

However the videos in posts #1, #2, and #4 with the huge spurts of glowing lava are entirely fake, produced using AI tools. The videos went viral, fooling a number of new outlets into believing they were real... but not everyone fell for it:

https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-chec...eruption-clip-ai-generated-2989959-2026-09-08

Media Outlets Misreport AI Video As Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau Eruption | BOOM

BOOM found that the video was synthetically generated using artificial intelligence.

www.boomlive.in

 

[jeff of pa]

Looks like a Schuylkill County PA Goal Dirt Bank