“Photos of massive destruction caused by the earthquake in Tajikistan”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Feb 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The first photo shared in the post is from the 2018 earthquake that hit Sicily city in Italy. The other photo shows a collapsed building in the 2020 earthquake hit Elazig city in Eastern Turkey. These photos have nothing to do with the recent earthquake that hit Tajikistan.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 February 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 February 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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