“Photos of the massive destruction caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Feb 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photos shared in the post show the massive destruction caused by the earthquake in Eastern Turkey on 24 January 2020. These photos have nothing to do with the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
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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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.