“This video shows the visuals of a crack or fault formed on the Earth’s surface in Turkey”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Feb 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
: The visuals belong to a fault that lies in Xuezhang Township, Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, in China. The video has been circulating on the internet since November 2022, much before the February 2023 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 February 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.