Does the video show the killing of Qassem Soleimani?
A video has gone viral on social media claiming to show the killing of Iranian General
Qassem Soleimani. However, the footage is a clipping of a video game called AC-130
Gunship Simulator.
Does the video show pills in a coconut cream bar snack produced by Şölen Çikolata?
A viral YouTube footage showing two pills inside a Luppo coconut cream bar sparked cross-border concerns, but thorough investigation reveals that the claim is false.
Is this a Turkish F-16 dogfighting with a Greek fighter jet?
The claim that the video shows a Turkish F-16 dogfighting with a Greek Mirage 2000 in over the Aegean Sea in 2018 is false. The video is made of two disparate videos edited together. The first part is from a flight simulator called FALCON BMS 4.33 while the second part is from a 2007 YouTube video
Is Turkey to import horse donkey and mule meat from Sudan without any duties?
A recently signed agreement with Sudan raised claims that Turkey is going to import horse, donkey and mule meat from the African country without any duties imposed. We have taken a closer look at the story in an in-depth analysis.
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Did Farm Bank founder Mehmet Aydın die?
The claim that the photo shows Farm Bank founder, Mehmet Aydın dead from suicide in Kiev, Ukraine is false. However, the man in the photo is Edgar Collaguazo, who fell to his death as he attempted to escape through a fourth-storey window after being caught molesting a child at a birthday party in New York. Collaguazo.
Are restrictions to visa-free travel coming for Turkish green and gray passport holders?
The claim that restrictions to visa-free travel have been introduced for green and gray passport holders, effective 2021, is false. The restrictions have been placed as part of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), in which Turkey is not included.
Does the photo show thousands of Uyghur Turks waiting to be executed?
The claim that, the photo shows 3,114 Uyghur Turks who are about to be executed, is false. The photo was taken during the shooting of the movie Carandiru.
Does the video show a police officer snow-sledging with children in Ankara?
A video, which was shared on Twitter on 4th December 2019, was claimed to show a police officer snow-sledging with children in Ankara. The claim is false. Neither the video was filmed in Ankara nor the police officer is a member of Turkish law enforcement.
Is Twitter introducing a subscription system?
The claim that twitter is launching a subscription system whereby it will be possible to support
users through monthly donations of 5-100 lira.
Does the video show Turkish-trained militants giving the Nazi salute in Afrin during Operation Peace Spring?
A video shared on social media was claimed to be showing Turkish-trained militants doing the Nazi salute in Afrin during the Turkish offensive into northern Syria, Operation Peace Spring, which began in October 2019. However, nothing is true about this claim except that the trainers were Turkish.R
Can Syrian students apply to universities in Turkey with a high school equivalency diploma?
The claim that Syrian students can apply to universities in Turkey with a high school equivalency diploma issued by the Syrian interim government is false.
Introducing our new show: ‘They Lied to Us’
Our team will work with Mirgun Cabas hand in hand every week to counter disinformation in Turkey and beyond.
R.I.P. Turkish mainstream media
https://youtu.be/0B8PYitRV-Y
Despite the fact that the world is experiencing dazzling events, research shows that the
number of people avoiding news is incr... Detayları Gör
The claim that Erdoğan died due to a heart attack is false
On Sunday the 21st of July several Twitter users and foreign news outlets claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had allegedly died due to a heart attack. The claims that Erdoğan has died due to a heart attack is inaccurate. The statement that was provided by the Presidency shows that there is no health concern regarding the President. Also, the President was seen in public on the 24th of July.
Is it possible to imagine an impact-driven journalism?
As a social enterprise, Teyit aims to create a positive impact in society by producing content and conducting activities. The issue of social impact, which we frequently use in jargon of social enterprise, should be in the agenda of journalists as well.
Secret articles of the Treaty of Lausanne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYPKamxnOSg
The First World War was over but the struggle for Anatolia had not yet ended.
Local forces rejecting the Trea... Detayları Gör
Did Messi lookalike Reza Parastesh trick 23 women into sleeping with him?
It was claimed that Iranian Reza Parastesh, who is considered to be Messi’s doppelganger, seduced 23 women by impersonating the well-known footballer, Lionel Messi. These women, in return, allegedly sued Parastesh.
Does the photo show a young Donald Trump?
A photograph of a blond boy circulating on Facebook allegedly showed Donald Trump in his childhood.
Introducing a way to fight misinformation in closed messaging apps
Have you ever wondered what to say to a family member or a friend unwittingly helping false information spread on Whatsapp?
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Algorithms: friend or foe? [teyitpedia, #3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HgxosE9ymQ
Algorithms are in a fierce competition to attract and keep our attention for as long as possible on social platfo... Detayları Gör
Transparency of political ads plays significant role in voter behaviors
What would happen if Google would have introduced its transparency reports regarding political ads -which have been applied in several countries- also in Turkey? The fact that Google’s transparency reports are not covering Turkey makes it difficult to find out who conducted the propaganda activities during the electoral periods in Turkey.