“The viral video showing a multi-storey building on fire is from the recent library fire at a college in Delhi, where thousands of people reportedly died.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video actually shows a hotel under construction catching fire in Alanya, Turkey, on 27 January 2025. It predates the Delhi library fire and has no connection to the incident. No injuries were reported in the Delhi incident.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DK-ETk4T_wl/
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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.