A video captured during Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been misattributed to the recent earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Buildings Collapsing In Turkey After February 6, 2023, Quake — Video Was Posted Weeks Earlier
Does this video show high-rise buildings in Turkey falling after the deadly February 6, 2023, earthquake? No, that's not true: The footage was originally posted on TikTok on January 3, 2023, more than a month before the 7.8 magnitude eart
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The earthquake in Syria and Turkey was a real natural disaster, and not a political attack
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Puppies Rescued From Rubble Was NOT Filmed After Turkey Earthquake — Years-Old Footage Is From India
Does a video on social media show a man helping a mother dog dig her puppies free from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the 2023 earthquake in Turkey? No, that's not true: This video is several years old and was posted on August
The Dispatch→ Death Toll Still Rising in Turkey, Syria
Families of victims stand as rescue officials search among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images.) Plus: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declares a state of emergency and rescue teams head t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Cats ‘Feeling The Earthquake Before The Earthquake’ In Turkey — It Was Filmed In Saudi Arabia In 2022
Does a video of a large herd of cats show "animals feeling the earthquake before the earthquake," prior to the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey? No, that's not true. The second part of the video is footage that was shot in Jeddah, S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Picture Of Dog Rescuing People Does NOT Show Turkey After February 6, 2023 Earthquake
Does a viral picture of a dog finding people under the rubble of destroyed buildings show the aftermath of the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey? No, that's not true: The photo was taken three years before this natural disaster. The
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo shows Game of Thrones characters, not victims of earthquake in Turkey, Syria
Photo showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Logically→ NATO or the U.S. used HAARP to cause the earthquake in Turkey on February 6.
There is no evidence that either NATO or the U.S. caused the earthquake in Turkey, and there are scientific, natural explanations for the disaster.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turkey’s Massive Earthquake Is NOT Political Attack — It’s A True 7.8 Magnitude Temblor
Was the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, 2023, fake and actually a planned, politically motivated attack against the Kurdish people in the region? No, that's not true: Seismic acti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Major Tsunami Did NOT Hit Turkey After February 6, 2023, Earthquake
Did a major tsunami hit Turkey soon after the February 6, 2023, earthquake? No, that's not true: Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency reported on February 6, 2023, that there was no danger of a tsunami striking the countr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ascension Happening Now In Turkey During Earthquake’
Does a viral video show "proof" of "ascension" in Turkey during the deadly earthquake on February 6, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip itself bears a label that indicates it has been digitally altered. The claim appeared in a video on F
Truth or Fiction?→ Greece, Turkey, and ‘Earthquake Diplomacy’
On February 6 2023, a massive earthquake near the city of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey affected Turkey and Syria. A popular post on Reddit’s r/todayilearned claimed that Greece and Turkey had a standing agreement about “earthquake diplomacy”
Full Fact→ Tsunami video was filmed in 2018 in Indonesia, not Turkey
A video which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media shows a Tsunami hitting an island in Indonesia in 2018, not Turkey, as claimed by some.
Logically→ Footage shows a building collapsing next to a busy road during an earthquake in Turkey.
This video shows what appears to be a controlled demolition in Saudi Arabia.
Full Fact→ Footage claiming to show recent earthquake in Turkey actually shows 2015 earthquake in Nepal
The clip, which has been viewed more than 77,000 times on Facebook, appears to have been filmed during a major earthquake in Nepal almost eight years ago.
Logically→ These videos show buildings collapsing in Turkey and Syria during the earthquake on February 6.
Outdated videos of buildings collapsing have been shared falsely, claiming to show visuals from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Full Fact→ Video claiming to be from this week’s earthquake in Turkey actually from 2020
A video spreading on social media claiming to be from the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria is actually from three years ago.
Logically→ These videos show the tsunami caused by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6.
No tsunami occurred in either region on February 6. Videos of tsunamis from Durban in 2017 and Japan in 2011 have been misattributed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2023 Southern Turkey Earthquake — It’s 2021 Condo Collapse In Surfside, Florida
Does video footage posted on social media show a tall apartment building in southern Turkey collapsing from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023? No, that's not true: This footage is not recent and is not from Turkey. It shows
Logically→ A nuclear power plant exploded in Turkey after the February 6 earthquake.
Visuals of the 2020 Beirut port blast were falsely shared to be from the aftermath of the 2023 Turkey earthquakes.
Full Fact→ Viral video does not show tsunami in Turkey following 2023 earthquake
The footage is from Durban, South Africa, in 2017.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden touts big joblessness drop, but pandemic programs skew key comparison
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Is NOT Caused By DDT, Vaccine IS Key To Eradication
Did the end of the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), not the polio vaccine, cause the sharp drop in polio cases? No, that's not true: Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus -- not DDT. Thanks to the vaccine, c
AllSides→ Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jan/11/Trump-Biden-classified-documents-cases-differ/ Soon afte
PolitiFact→ Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
Both Trump and Biden had classified documents stored in unauthorized locations. But experts said what is known so far suggests there are important differences, including the number of documents involved and how the Biden and Trump legal teams responded.
Truth or Fiction?→ Keystone Pipeline Kansas Leak
On January 10 2023, Imgur user Mech0T1 shared a screenshot of a tweet, which claimed that the Keystone Pipeline ruptured in Kansas in December 2023: Last month, the Keystone pipeline ruptured for the 23rd time since 2010 and spilled 14,000 bathtubs
Logically→ A report by USA Today claims that Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants have killed over 3,000 monkeys.
USA Today did not report that Neuralink's implants killed nearly 3,000 monkeys. The viral screenshot shared online has been fabricated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USA Today Did NOT Publish This Article On Neuralink Study Monkey Deaths — Screenshot Is Made Up
Did USA Today publish an article on November 30, 2022, titled, "Elon Musk's Neuralink implants have killed nearly 3000 monkeys since last December, 98% fatality rate"? No, that's not true: This is not a real USA Today headline and the num
Logically→ Video of cars being damaged by an earthquake that struck Turkey on November 23, 2022.
The visuals a car accident are being misattributed as damage from the recent earthquake.
The Dispatch→ Turkey on the Brink
Next year’s presidential election could reshape how Ankara sees its place in the world.The post Turkey on the Brink appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Is NOT Giving Away $1,700 Per Week To Stay Home, Stop Monkeypox Spread
Beginning on November 19, 2022, were all U.S. citizens entitled to $1,700 per week if they mitigated the spread of monkeypox by staying home? No, that's not true: No such compensation program is in place and the claim is a set-up for a jo
The Dispatch→ The U.S.-Turkey Relationship Just Got More Complicated
A terrorist attack in Istanbul renews tensions between longtime allies.The post The U.S.-Turkey Relationship Just Got More Complicated appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races
Many election deniers who sought to undo voting rights lost in pivotal races including Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania and Kristina Karamo in Michigan. The 2022 election was a blow – but not necessarily a fatal one – to election denialism.
PolitiFact→ Your guide to facts on key Senate races in 2022
PolitiFact is buckled in to continue fact-checking key Senate races we’ve been following all along: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona. We're also ready to debunk election misinformation.
PolitiFact→ 5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
PolitiFact→ Debbie Lesko – Arizona Rep. Debbie Lesko’s comparison of electric car and traditional batteries misses key points
Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Snopes→ Thieves Key on Hack That Leaves Hyundai, Kia Cars Vulnerable
Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know.
AllSides→ Republican Talking Point Omits Key Details About Stimulus Payments to Inmates
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/republican-talking-point-omits-key-details-about-stimulus-payments-to-inmates/
FactCheck.org→ Republican Talking Point Omits Key Details About Stimulus Payments to Inmates
Some congressional Democrats voted for COVID-19 relief bills that resulted in stimulus checks being sent to inmates — but so did some congressional Republicans. Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was one of the prisoners eligible for a