“Photos showing the scene of Turkey and Syria after the recent earthquake”
What FACTLY found
Out of the four photos in the post, only two were taken after the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. The photo of a child crouching and holding his head with his hands among the debris of a building is an old stock photo which is available on Shutterstock and Adobe Stock. The photographer of that picture clarified through her Facebook, in which she mentioned that it was captured in Ukraine. Another photo which was not taken during the recent Turkey earthquake is of a man holding bread whil...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 February 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 February 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.