Claim: A video shows a nuclear power plant explosion in Turkey after the massive earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023. Fact: The clip is from 2020 and is not related to Turkey at all. In fact, it shows a massive explosion that ripped through Beirut, Lebanon, on 4 August 2020. Fact or […]
Claim: A video shows a building in Turkey collapsing after the massive earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023. Fact: The clip is, in fact, from 2016 and shows the facade of a nine-storey building being blown away due to strong winds in Tokyo, Japan. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey […]
Photos and videos from Libya are being erroneously shared as videos from on-the-ground in Iraq Claim: A video allegedly depicting the 7th January Iranian airstrike on a US Airbase in Iraq was circulated on WhatsApp to make the attack appear deadlier than it actually was.Fact: The image and video were older than the Iranian airstrike. […]