Footage of a family huddled together as their living room appears to tremble violently is circulating in posts falsely linking it to the Turkey-Syria earthquake The video was actually posted in January 2020 in tribute to victims of an earlier quake
Many social media users appeared to believe the footage showed a family killed by the earthquake."God love them and may they rest in peace," another wrote.The post's caption says in Turkish:"May Allah grant patience to all those left behind in the earthquake and paradise to those who lost their lives".Elazig in eastern Turkey, killing 41 people.
Below is a screenshot comparison of the video shared in false posts and the TikTok video posted in January 2020 :The TikTok video was posted by an account calledAFP contacted the family but did not receive a reply.posts claiming the video showed the 2023 earthquake said the clip appeared to use special effects.
They pointed out that while dust and debris appeared to fall from the ceiling, none of it fell onto the sofa. The families' dark clothes also appear to remain dust-free.that the family posted which indicates the 'earthquake' scene was staged. The video posted on February 6 -- the day of the quake that hit Turkey and Syria -- shows the same scene in the TikTok video, but with a sequence at the end showing the man and boy lying on cushions on the floor and with no debris.AFP has previously
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