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By BOOM FACT Check Team A disturbing video capturing a mass execution of civilians in 2013 by Syrian armed forces loyal to President Bashar-al-Assad, is being shared online with a false claim that it shows Turkish soldiers killing contractors for shoddy construction work that exacerbated the impact of the devastating earthquakes this year. Turkish building contractors are under government scrutiny over allegations that sub-par construction work may have led to the flattening of thousands of buildings in the country magnifying the devastation of the earthquakes of February 6, 2023 that struck p...
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By Debraj Sarkar The earthquake in Turkiye and Syria was the most prominent topic of false claims in the month of February, accounting for 17.5 per cent of all our fact-checks. Following this was Islamophobia - a topic of recurring prominence - featuring in 16.5 per cent of our fact-checks. BOOM did 97 fact-checks this month, in English, Hindi, and Bangla, each of them debunking a unique false or misleading claim. Our analysis revealed that the majority of claims are Political in nature, accounting for 23 per cent of the data set, followed by Alarmist and Islamophobia related claims, comprisin...
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By BOOM Team Amidst the despair and heart-wrenching scenario due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. It's heartwarming to see these hopeful moments where rescue teams work relentlessly to save people and animals.
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By Hazel Gandhi Two unrelated visuals of a baby being rescued from under some debris and an airport CCTV footage showing earthquake tremors are viral as videos from Tajikistan. BOOM found that the visuals are from Türkiye and Philippines respectively, and have no links to the Tajikistan earthquake. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the eastern region of Tajikistan during the early hours of February 23, 2023. The tremors of this quake were felt in China and other neighbouring countries as well. Amid this, unrelated earthquake visuals from other regions are being peddled as videos from Tajikistan...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing several cracks on the surface of the earth has been shared by several users as a footage from the earthquake in Turkey. BOOM found that the video is from China's Pinglu County and is unrelated to the Turkey earthquake. On February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria were hit with an intense 7.8-magnitude earthquake, and the countries are still grappling from its devastating effects. Over 45,000 lives have been lost in this disaster and several videos have gone viral from the region. Amid this, the video showing several cracks in the earth's surface is also being shar...
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By Hazel Gandhi A still from HBO's blockbuster series 'Game of Thrones' showing two characters from the show buried in the rubble, is being peddled as a photo of two lovers dying together during the Turkey earthquake. On February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria were hit with an intense earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, resulting in a death toll of 45,000. On February 20, the bordering area of the regions saw another earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.3. Developments of the second earthquake are still being reported as the countries overcome the shock of the first disaster. The viral photo is being shared ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a pattern of lights forming in the sky has been shared with a false claim that the lights appeared in Türkiye and Syria just before the earthquake. BOOM found that the video is from the launch of SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 in October 2018. Türkiye and Syria were hit with a catastrophic earthquake of 7.8 magnitude on 6 February, 2023. Considered one of the deadliest earthquakes that has ever occurred in the region, the death toll from this disaster has crossed 35,000 and is expected to double, according to the United Nations. The video shows several lights forming differe...
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By BOOM Team A week after the devastating earthquake, Türkiye is mulling action against the contractors of the collapsed buildings. On Sunday, Vice President Fuat Oktay said that arrest of 113 alleged suspects has been ordered. The police have taken 12 people, including building contractors, into custody over the construction of buildings that were damaged in the earthquake, BBC reported. Over 33,000 people have reportedly died since the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Türkiye and Syria on February 6. The death toll continues to mount as rescuers are looking for surv...
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By Hazel Gandhi News outlets including CNBC Awaaz and Zee Rajasthan News have shared the video of a building collapsing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and falsely linked it to the recent earthquake in Turkey. BOOM found that the video is of a controlled building demolition, and is not connected to Turkey at all. On Monday, February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria were hit with an intense earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, resulting in a death toll of over 17,100 and counting. Distressing visuals of the quake from different regions are going viral online, among which is a video that shows a building collapsing wh...
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By Anmol Alphonso Several Indian news outlets, earlier this week, falsely claimed Pakistan denied airspace entry to an Indian Air Force aircraft carrying relief supplies to earthquake-hit Türkiye. The false flaim was reported by media outlets including Firstpost, Free Press Journal, Zee News and Mirror Now. It was also picked up soon by right wing Twitter accounts like MeghUpdates. The outlets which did not quote an IAF or a Ministry of External Affairs officer also said that the Indian aircraft was forced to take a detour, after being denied entry into the Pakistan airspace. Twitter handle Me...
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