“This 'earthquake' is a systemic attack against Kurdish people.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 6 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
A social media post falsely claimed that the 7.8-magnitude temblor in Syria and Turkey was not an earthquake, but an attack on Kurdish people. The post was later taken down.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/M3ODd
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