A video is getting viral on social media sites. It can be seen in the video that a big building is collapsing and its pieces fall into the streets. Social media users are claiming that this video forms the recent catastrophe of an earthquake that hit Turkey.
By sharing this video a social media user caption: “ Huge building collapse in an aftershock after #earthquake. #Turkey.”
Source: Twitter
Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar video.
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral video the team first separated the keyframes of the video and afterward did the reverse image search of those keyframes, the team found mashable had covered this report on April 19, 2016, with the headline stating: “ Powerful winds whip through Tokyo, tear down scaffolding on the 9-storey building.”
Source: mashable
Source: comp.utm.my
The report mentions, people passing through Seiseki Sakuragaoka station got shocked when the winds picked up and brought down the scaffolding and facade of a nearby nine- storey building that was under construction.
Although no injuries were reported, people were visibly shaken by the frightening scene that put Mother Nature’s wrath on full display
Source: bilibili
Meanwhile, we found several old tweets from social media users in 2016 regarding the tear-down scaffolding on 9- storey building which can be seen here.
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook
A YouTube channel named ANNnewsCH uploaded a similar video on 17 April 2016 with the headline- “ The moment the scaffolding of a building during demolition collapses: Strong winds in Tama City (16/04/17)”
Source: Youtube
Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC and the several reports that the viral video is old and of Tama City, Tokyo in japan, the video has nothing to do with the earthquake in Turkey. Therefore, the claim made by social media users is misleading.
