The viral video is from Pinglu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in China. On February 20, just two weeks after a series of earthquakes killed thousands and displaced millions in Turkey and Syria, a 6.4-magnitude tremor struck the two countries’ border region. Following this, several people on social media have begun to share aerial footage of […]
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An old video that has been around for a few weeks on the internet is going viral as the damage done by the recent earthquake in Tajikistan. A massive earthquake hit the central Asian country of Tajikistan yesterday morning. The epicenter of this earthquake was reported to be in the Gorno-Badakhshan semi-autonomous region that borders Afghanistan and […]
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Heart-wrenching reports of destruction keep surfacing from Turkey after a series of massive earthquakes rocked Turkey and its neighbouring countries. Many videos of the catastrophe and the devastation it left are shared on social media. Among these, we found few unrelated videos that are shared as earthquake in Turkey. One of the video shows huge […]
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Disturbing visuals continue to surface from Turkey after a series of massive earthquakes hit the Eurasian country and its neighbours like Syria. However, many videos on social media were found to be unrelated to Turkey. One such video shows a scaffolding falling off a building on a street. However, we found that this video is […]
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The video shows a heavy tidal wave on a beach in Durban, South Africa, and dates to back to 2017. It has no connection to the recent earthquake in Turkey. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on 6 February, 2023, killing more than 6,000 people and injuring thousands of others. In […]
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After a series of massive earthquakes hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria, thousands have been reported dead. As per the latest reports, more than 11000 people have lost their lives in this catastrophe. Search and rescue operations are being carried out on a large scale as prayers pour in from around the globe. Images and videos of […]
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A video of a mother dog leading rescuers to her puppy trapped under debris is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that the video is of a rescue operation in earthquake hit Turkey. However, we found that the heart-warming video is not from Turkey nor it is related to the ongoing rescue […]
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After Sri Lanka, Pakistan is sinking into a deep economic crisis. Pakistani currency has been to a record low and inflation is shooting up. However, misinformation is also being shared on social media in relation to the Economic Crisis in the neighbouring country of Pakistan. Recently an image of a crowd is being shared with […]
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Old video showing cars on a highway swaying during the 2011 earthquake in Tokyo, Japan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria early on 6 February, 2023, following this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on social media. Amidst this a video appears to be shot from the dashboard of a […]
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The devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on 6 February have killed more than 22,000 people leaving tens of thousands of others injured. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning. More than 125 aftershocks have been recorded so far. Soon after the news made the headlines all around the world, distressing […]
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According to reports from the time the viral video was shot at a pet cafe in Osaka, Japan, and depicts cats reacting to an earthquake that struck the region on 18 June, 2018. It has nothing to do with Turkey’s recent earthquake. It is commonly believed that animals can detect natural disasters before they occur. […]
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Two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 recently hit Turkey and Syria, destroying many infrastructures and killing thousands of people. Many posts and videos are going viral on social media about this incident. Now a video of a building collapsing is going viral on social media. The video is claimed to be an incident from […]
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The image shows two well-known characters from the series Game of Thrones, not victims of earthquake in Turkey. According to the most recent reports, the death toll from Turkey’s earthquake has surpassed 37,000 people. Many people shared real photos of the devastation and ongoing rescue efforts in the days that followed. Parallelly, some videos shared […]
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After the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, many posts are being shared on social media. Meanwhile, a photo is going viral in which an old man is seen holding a few loaves of bread in front of a collapsed building. It was claimed that this picture was taken after the recent earthquake in Turkey. […]
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The original picture dates back to 2011 and it shows a catholic priest instead of Imam. Not related to the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake. Many posts have been shared on social media in response to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. In which an image allegedly showing an Imam kissing the paw of a dog […]
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A series of earthquakes hit central Turkey and Northern and western Syria on 6 February 2023 leaving 45000 people dead and thousands more affected. However misleading contents such as unrelated images and videos are being shared in context to the recent earthquakes. Recently an Image of an injured kid is being shared on social media […]
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Following the earthquakes in Turkey, a number of social media users shared video of Turkish actor Burak Özçivit pulling people out of the debris. In this video, Burak Özçivit with a filthy face is seen interviewed by a journalist. Users have said in the description of this video: “Famous Turkish actor burak Özçivit (Osman) is […]
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American troops left Afghanistan after almost 20 years of presence and Taliban took over Kabul on 15 August 2021. Since then Afghanistan’s economy has been crumbling due to heavy economic sanctions posed by the USA on Afghanistan. Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a failed state and Taliban has been asking the world community […]
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Since Taliban claimed power over Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, several media and international organizations have expressed concerns over the rights of minority communities in Afghanistan and their security. Many events of atrocities over the Hazara community by the Taliban have also been reported over the years. Recently #Stophazaragenocide and #Bantaliban have been trending widely […]
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