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Fact Check: Fake news about Turkey is leaving NATO goes viral

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024Kamran Khan

On social media, a news of NATO has gone viral. While sharing the news users claim that “Turkey is leaving NATO. Turkish political and government officials are signing the legal draft of Turkey’s withdrawal from NATO.” Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was fake. We did not found any such official […]

Fact-Check: Will China, Pak and Turkey Jointly Develop Nuclear Submarines? Here are the facts

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024Megha Bajaj

News has recently emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) alleging that China, Pakistan and Turkey to jointly develop nuclear submarines as quoted by Turkish media . The news has been shared by multiple pak handles on X. Pak-based handle Ironclad, Known for spreading misinformation on X posted an image and wrote: “#BREAKING: China, Pakistan and Turkey […]

Fact-Check: Has Istanbul recently witnessed the Pro- Palestine protests? Here’s the Reality

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024Megha Bajaj

An image showing thousands of protestors on streets along with the flag of Palestine has recently surfaced on social media site X(Twitter). The image has been fiercely shared by several users with captions like Pro-Palestine protests in Istanbul and People of Turkey stand with Gaza. User Sulaiman Ahmed, who claims to be an investigative Journalist […]

Did Hamas supporters in Turkey want to attack the Israel consulate in Istanbul? Read the Fact Check

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023Divya Narang

Amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict, many videos are circulating on social media with false claims. One such video is going viral on social media and many users are claiming that Hamas supporters wanted to attack Israel with fireworks. A verified account on X named @MeghUpdates shared a video and wrote “Hamas supporters in Turkey wanted to […]

Viral video of 100 warships of Turkish Parade in Bosphorus Strait falsely linked with Israel – Palestine conflict.

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023Aayushi Rana

A video of Navy warships parading in the sea was shared widely on social media. Social media users are linking the video with the involvement of Turkey in the Israel – Palestine conflict. What is the claim? A verified account named Sprinter, shared the video and wrote, “For the first time in history, 100 warships […]

A viral video showing a Child stuck in rubble. Read the fact check here

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023Divya Narang

A video of a child stuck in the rubble is going viral, claiming it is from the Israel-Palestine War crisis. X user named @Cctv__viral shared the video and wrote “ I have no words to say… it is a very painful and horrifying situation. Please stop the war”. The claim made by other users In […]