“Strange behaviour was observed before earthquake in #Turkey. Pray for families. #TurkeyEarthquake”
Youturn rated this: Fake
Climate and environment
631 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Video shows a tsunami in Turkey caused by the Feb. 6 earthquake”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Claim: different picture being shared as turkey earthquake”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Fact Crescendo Rating: FALSE
“February 6, 2023 ....There are reports of several hundred dead. The Entire buildings collapsed in South #Turkey the epicenter of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in last hour, #Turkey #earthquake”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Visuals of a nuclear plant explosion in Turkey, following the recent earthquake on 06 February 2023”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: hese visuals are related to an explosion that occurred at a port in Beirut, in 2020. The explosion occurred due to detonation of Ammonium nitrate stored at the port. These visuals have nothing to do with the recent eart…
“Visuals of Tsunami waves that hit Turkey after the earthquake on 06 February 2023”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral posts contain videos from two different incidents from the past. One shows the visuals of a Tsunami wave approaching the seashore, shot during the 2018 Indonesian Earthquake-Tsunami. The second one is from 201…
“Visuals showing strange behaviour of birds before the earthquake in Turkey on 06 February 2023”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: These are old visuals and they actually show a flock of birds flying erratically over a freeway in Houston, Texas. The incident took place in 2017 and news agencies have reported the visuals back then. The visuals have …
“A video shows a giant sea wave hitting a beach in Turkey following an earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“A video shows an apartment building in Turkey collapsing after the massive earthquake that hit the country on 6 February 2023.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“Visuals of a building collapsing in Turkey due to earthquake on 06 February 2023”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Visuals show a building that collapsed in Izmir, Turkey on 30 October 2020 when an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck Aegean Sea in October 2020
“NOAA makes it official… CO2 warming is a hoax.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image of a Rikshaw puller who died recently due to the cold weather”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral photo has been circulating on social media since 2015. It is reported that a Rickshaw puller had lost his life due to a heart attack near Patna airport
“Watch: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake off the Tanimbar islands, #Indonesia, prompts panicked residents in the area to flee their homes.”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“This extreme cold weather across many parts of the USA & Canada has been extremely harsh for people & wildlife. This crazy footage shows two walkers who spotted a deer with its mouth,eyes & ears completely frozen over. Brilliant effort to help! 👏🏼 Stay safe everyone”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Shiva Idol which is 28000 + years old found via carbon dating Santan Dharma and its gods and older than anything else OM NAMAH SHIVAY!”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“There is nothing called global warming, or the winters would not have gotten so cold”
Climate Fact Checks rated this: False
“A record increase in snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere proves that global warming is not happening and climate change is a scam”
Climate Fact Checks rated this: Misleading
“Visuals of Chennai’s Marina beach affected by Cyclone Mandous”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Although this was shot at Marina beach in Chennai, the video is from November 2021. There are a few YouTube videos from 2021 which confirm the same
“Marina right now #chennairains #mandous #cyclone #marinabeach”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“NASA has accepted that accurate information regarding solar eclipses can be found only in the Indian Panchang”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: No such declaration from NASA has been reported by any credible source. On one of its websites, NASA has mentioned that they predict eclipse forecasts using complex computer calculations