This viral image shows Istanbul Airport in Turkey and has no connection to Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently announced that the state will soon have 21 airports, making it the first state in India to achieve this milestone. Against this backdrop, an image showing an airport runway with multiple airplanes is going […]
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The viral videos were not from the earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3April 2024. Both are old and unrelated. A strong earthquake that hit Taiwan on 3 April measured magnitude 7.4, according to the United States Geological Survey, was the strongest to hit the island in about 25 years. It killed nine people and injured […]
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The viral video shows the controlled demolition of a Mosque minaret damaged by an earthquake in Turkey in February 2023. Recently a video of a bulldozer destroying what appears to be a minaret is going viral on the social media with a claim that it shows the Chinese government destroying a mosque in the country. […]
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The viral image is from a Turkish Kindergarten (nursery school) where the elderly man is the headmaster and the girl is a student. An image of a young girl posing with an elderly man has gone viral on social media. The image shows a young girl dressed in white gown and headscarf standing next to […]
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Viral video is from an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 2023. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on 1 January 2024 afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan. The quake triggered waves of about 1m […]
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The video dates back to February when fans at a match showered the field with thousands of stuffed toys as gifts for the children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. A video of spectators throwing toys during a football game has gone viral on social media. The players on the pitch are shown […]
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The viral video shows a controlled demolition of a building damaged by an earthquake in Turkey in February 2023 A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of the […]
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Currently, a video of a concert in a huge auditorium is going viral on social media. It was claimed that this event was held in New Zealand with their recent anthem on 99 different names of Allah. It was also claimed that this anthem was created by NewZeland government. However, fact Crescendo found the claim […]
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The video is not from Turkey but shows an incident of mass massacre in Syria in 2013 More than 50,000 people died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey in February. Thousands of buildings collapsed due to strong tremors that occurred one after the other. A video is now going viral on social media in which […]
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According to a report, an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Kashmir a few days ago. The tremor of the earthquake was felt in Pakistan as well as many parts of North India including Delhi. In the backdrop of this, a video of a collapsed building is widely circulating on social media. […]
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The Turkish government issued a commemorative postage stamp for all leaders who attended the G20 Antalya Summit in Turkey in 2015. Turkish government has not issued a postal stamp in gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his assistance during the recent earthquake An image went viral on social media, claiming that the Turkish government has […]
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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 a […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 […]
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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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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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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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The viral footage is six years old and shows a suicide bombing that happened in Istanbul on March 19, 2016. Six people were killed and 81 others wounded in an explosion rocked a busy pesdestrian street in Istikal Avenue in central Istanbul. The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on Sunday November […]
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Muskan Khan has confirmed to Fact Crescendo that she has not received any such reward from the Turkish government. Recently a video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy. According to Muskan she shouted slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in response to the chanting […]
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A day after an earthquake of 4.9 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Thursday, 11th February 2021. A massive earthquake hit Afghanistan once again on Friday, 12th February 2021. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Afghanistan. Amidst this, few images have been circulating on social media claiming […]
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Image of a dilapidated building shaped like giant golf balls on a cylinder is doing rounds on social media. It is being passed off as an odd-shaped mosque in Turkey. Many even mocked it as a poor-taste of Islamic architecture. Fact Crescendo received several requests on our WhatsApp Factline (9049053770) about this photo. We found […]
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After the recent violence in France, where a teacher was beheaded in Paris over a controversial sketch of the Prophet Mohammad, social media is swamped with misinformation related to the ongoing protests in France. Amidst this a video of the police using water cannons and tear gas shells on people is doing rounds on social media with a […]
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On 31st October 2019, a Facebook user named “Siliguri 24×7 News” posted a video that reads, “Lighting this Diwali in Chandan Nagar, West Bengal”. In the video we can see an amazing light show presented on the walls of a tower. The light show gives a 3D effect to the walls of the tower. Chandan […]
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