Claim: Photographs shared to social media depicted a volcano in Ethiopia as it “erupts blue lava.” Rating: About this rating Miscaptioned Context While the two photographs were authentic, they did not show “blue lava” erupting from a single volcano. Photographs supposedly documenting vibrant, blue-hued molten rock erupting from a volcano in Ethiopia were shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 20, 2023, (archived here ). In other words, Kawah Ijen is the only known site in the world that has ignited blue flames for centuries. In short, while the two photographs featured in the X post were authentic, they did not show "blue lava" erupting from a single volcano in Ethiopia. Rather, the images showed blue flames, not molten rock, and the blue coloration was caused by the combustion of sulfuric gas.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2023 06:51 UTC