It has been just over a week since the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake, and the number of victims is still rising as rescue workers are battling to find any survivors or remains. In the aftermath of the event, people worldwide have been sharing their support and condolences for the earthquake victims.
However, amid the outpouring of support, several false images and videos have been circulating on social media, wrongly claiming to be scenes from the recent earthquake. Therefore, we conducted an investigation into the widely shared posts that have been circulating on social media.
Social Media Claim
A Facebook page posted a video containing two different scenes, attributing them to the recent quake in Turkey and Syria.
The post went viral with over 1.7K shares, 27K reactions, and 1K comments.
Apart from this Facebook post, we also discovered the same footage shared on other platforms, such as TikTok and YouTube, with the same claim.
This footage was viral in TikTok also.
However, we found that neither footage in these videos was from the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake.
Fact-Check
We conducted an investigation by using reverse image search and keyframes of the footage to trace the source of the video.
Footage 1: The Nepali Earthquake in 2015
The first video showed people stumbling and falling on the street, with cars and bikes stopping suddenly. We found that the video was initially posted seven years ago during a Nepal earthquake.
We also found the news report about this incident, which aligns with the YouTube video’s description.
Footage 2: Venezuela’s Earthquake in 2018
The second video shows shelves shaking in a supermarket as people try to escape. Investigation revealed that the footage is from Venezuela’s earthquake in 2018.
On August 23rd, 2018 the video was posted on YouTube shortly after the earthquake incident in Venezuela on August 21st, 2018. The description indicated that the footage was taken in Trinidad. According to the report, the quake also affected Trinidad and Tobago.
In addition, a clip was posted here two days after the Venezuela quake.
Conclusion
In summary, both of the footage circulating on social media claiming to depict the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria are false. The first video is from the 2015 Nepali earthquake, while the second is from Venezuela’s 2018 earthquake.
Title:More False Footage of Turkey-Syria Earthquake Circulating on Social Media
Fact Check By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: False
