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Disasters & emergencies fact checks
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భారతదేశం అకస్మాత్తుగా జీలం నదిలోకి నీటిని విడుదల చేయడంతో పాకిస్తాన్లో వరదలు సంభవించాయి, అందుకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
post on Facebook with an image claiming to show a fire that erupted in Israel in April 2025
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
እስራኤል ውስጥ የተከሰተውን የመሬት መንቀጥቀጥ ያሳል በሚል ፌስቡክ ላይ ከምስል ጋር የተጋራው ይህ ልጥፍ
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
فکت‌ها و ابهام‌ها درباره انفجار انبار بندر شهید رجایی بندرعباس
Publisher’s rating: با وقوع انفجار در انبار کانتینرهای اسکله بندر شهید رجایی در نزدیکی بندرعباس، در بعدازظهر روز شنبه ۶ اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۴ گمانه‌زنی‌های زیادی در افکار عمومی درباره ماهیت و علل این انفجارها منتشر شد.
Ce post TikTok prétendant montrer un accident d’avion qui s’est produit en Algérie
Publisher’s rating: False
TikTok post claiming to show the April 2025 earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
In Thailand, a new earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred on 14-04-2025.
Publisher’s rating: False
Video shows a helicopter extinguishing fires in the U.K.
Publisher’s rating: False
Earthquake in Thailand, Chiang Mai
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
video on TikTok, purportedly of a Butere Girls High School bus on fire
Publisher’s rating: False
Earthquake in Thailand, Chiang Mai
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says a video circulated with claims that it showed an earthquake-related building collapse in Chiang Mai on April 21. It identifies the footage as the collapse of a building in Bangkok following the March 28, 2025 earthquake in Myanmar, not an incident in Chiang Mai.
a video claiming to show a truck falling from a crane at Puntland’s Bosaso Port
Publisher’s rating: False
سیستم هشدار زلزله گوگل، با اعلان هشدار یک دقیقه قبل از زلزله استانبول جان میلیون‌ها نفر را نجات داد.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
This video allegedly shows the dramatic collapse of a tall building in Istanbul, with many people running away. The caption says it depicts the earthquake in Istanbul, and the video was posted on April 23.
Publisher’s rating: DW fact check: False. A reverse image search shows that the video dates back to February 6, 2023. Back then, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria.
"My deepest condolences to the people of Turkey after the devastating earthquake in Istanbul. I stand with all those affected by this tragedy. Sending thoughts and prayers to the families who lost loved ones and to everyone impacted. Stay strong, Turkey," a user posted on X, sharing a bird's-eye view photo which shows many collapsed buildings.
Publisher’s rating: DW fact check: False. A reverse image search confirms that the image is not related to the recent earthquake in Istanbul. Instead, it dates back to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria in February 2023.
This viral TikTok video shows a torn-up street, destroyed buildings and a collapsed bridge. The text in the video reads "Turkey 6.2," while the caption states, "large earthquake hits off the coast of Turkey." This suggests the video is related to the latest earthquake on April 23.
Publisher’s rating: DW fact check: Fake. This video is AI-generated, evident when looking closely at several details.
Video shows a building that caught fire this April 2025.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Video shows the sand carrier vessel that sank in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 15
Publisher’s rating: False
Today’s update: In Indonesia, water suddenly flowed into a shop, no one knows where it came from. It's really frightening, everyone.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading