Colombia earthquake kills at least 180 people, rescuers dig for survivors

Fact-check index: 58/100 — The core facts (180 dead, collapsed buildings, Tuesday aftershocks) are directly supported by the cited BBC article, but the piece adds unsourced elaboration and analysis not found in the provided source material.

• An earthquake in Colombia has killed at least 180 people, according to the BBC — Matches BBC headline: 'Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake.'
• Rescue teams are digging through collapsed buildings in search of survivors trapped in the rubble — Matches source: 'efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings.'
• The search has been complicated by a series of aftershocks that struck on Tuesday, per BBC — Matches source: 'Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday.'
• Aftershocks forced crews to work amid continued ground movement as they try to reach people still buried — Plausible embellishment of the aftershock detail, but the source snippet does not describe crews working amid ground movement specifically.
• Callout: a death toll this size typically draws international search-and-rescue teams and humanitarian aid — General analytical claim not stated or supported by the provided source material.
• The toll is provisional and expected to rise as rescue operations continue — Not stated in the supplied source excerpt; reasonable inference given the situation but not confirmed by the cited text.