February 6 We have already heard through the news media that the 7.8 magnitude earthquake has wreaked havoc in Turkey in seven days. Since then, many videos related to the incident are circulating on social media. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria on February 6 has so far claimed more than 20,000 lives.
Meanwhile, a video showing CCTV footage of a restaurant kitchen where employees start running in panic after the building shakes is being widely circulated on social media.
Propaganda
The video is described as CCTV footage from a famous hotel in Turkey. In the footage, the entire kitchen is shaking due to the earthquake that reached Orkappuram and the employees are panicking and not knowing what to do. Here is the caption of the video: “Inside visuals of Turkey Famous Hotel …
#Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #Turkiye #Turkish #TurkeyQuake #turkeyhelp #turkifsa #Turquia #Syria #syriaearthquake #Syria_earthquake #Syrian”
But when it was investigated whether the footage was from an earthquake in Turkey, it turned up evidence that it was from 2020.
This is the fact
We found the viral video when we searched online using keywords related to the Turkey earthquake. These videos were included in several Turkish news reports published in 2020. Milliet According to the report, there was an earthquake in Izmir, Turkey in 2020. This incident was reported on October 30, 2020.
We are the same video footage uploaded on 31st October 2020 On YouTube found
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s Izmir province, according to the video’s description.
At least 20 buildings collapsed in Izmir after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on October 30, 2020, an Iranian news agency reported. Mahar Reporting. Turkey – According to a Yenisefak news report, the footage shows the moments when the citizens of Izmir, who felt the earthquake, began to panic.
And Al Jazeera and The Guardian A 2020 report has been published on this earthquake. According to reports, 27 people were killed and 800 injured in the earthquake that hit Izmir, Turkey, and the Greek island of Samos.
You can read the same fact check in Hindi.
Old CCTV footage of earthquake in Turkey shared as recent.
Conclusion
The claim made with the viral video is misleading. These videos are not from the recent earthquake in Turkey. The video was recorded during the 2020 earthquake in Izmir, Turkey.
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Title:Footage of restaurant kitchen shaking in Turkey earthquake – two years old…
Fact Check By: Vasuki S
Result: MISLEADING
