“Photo showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The photo featured two well-known characters from the show "Game of Thrones," not victims of the earthquake. Commenters recognized the image and called on the account to take down the post.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/free.palestine.1948/3033117843331652510
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