Syrian Refugees: #2 Could they influence Turkey’s local elections outcome?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TJr3Yg6xXE
The local elections are just around the corner in Turkey. We are going to the polls on March ...
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A glance at the last 15 months of teyit
False information and fake news captured the headlines in 2018. The report published in April by Open Society revealed that media literacy is quite low in Turke...
The claim that the piano seen behind Queen Elizabeth during her speech belongs to Saddam’s palace
It was claimed in a photo which was shared on social media and sent to teyit.org that the golden piano in the room where Queen Elizabeth made the Christmas speech was stolen from Saddam Hussein’s palace after the Iraq War, and that the Queen spoke in front of the piano intentionally.Nevertheless, the claim that the piano seen behind Queen Elizabeth was brought to Buckingham Palace from Saddam Hussein’s palace after the Iraq War is false. Queen Victoria had the piano built for Buckingham Palace in 1856. The claim was first made by a parody account.
The Lake Van Monster – aka Bestami
In the first episode of our “Urban Myths” mini-documentary series, we investigate the roots of the “Lake Van Monster” story and the role media played in spreading the myth.
Did the project of two high-school students go on to semi-final in Google Science Fair?
It was claimed in a news article of Anadolu Agency dated December 7, 2018 that two high-school students named Emirhan Belli and Serkan Aslan achieved going on to semi-final in Google Science Fair with their project which aims to produce bioplastic from leftover vegetables and fruits. However, none of the finalists or winners for the 2018-2019 Google Science Fair have been selected yet and the global finalists will be announced in May 2019.
How much gasoline can be purchased with minimum wage in various countries?
Some posts compared the gasoline prices and gasoline taxes in Turkey with those in other countries. As teyit org, we analyzed several claims about purchasing power and taxation which were sent to us and shared widely on social media.
Understanding information disorder: three pillars for a new framework
The Council of Europe published a report titled “Information Disorder: Toward an Interdisciplinary Framework for Research and Policy Making” on September 27, 2017. The report prepared by Claire Wardle and Hossein Derakhshan is a result of the quest to offer a more nuanced perspective to the problem of information pollution which has been reduced to “fake news” concept.
The claim that a photo shows Jamal Khashoggi introducing Taliban group to Reagan
It was claimed that a photo shared on social media shows Jamal Khashoggi as the man in blue suit who introduced Taliban group to the US President Ronald Reagan....
Why we believe fake news [English subtitle]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGynPRh3-xk
We live in a world where we are bombarded by a ton of news on laptops, tablets, and smartphones every day. But do...
The claim that a photo shows a graffiti “Tyranny began in 1789” on a wall in Paris
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said “I hope we do not see a graffiti like ‘Tyranny began in 1789’ on the walls of Paris in the near future” referring to a graff...
The claim that Atatürk made the song ‘Istanbul (not Constantinople)’ written
It was claimed in a post which was shared on social media and sent to teyit.org that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk made the song “Istanbul (not Constantinople)” written...
The claim that a photo shows Erdoğan and Soros at the same table
A photo sent to teyit.org was shared on social media with the claim that the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the well-known businessman George Soros were sit...
The claim that a photo shows Freddie Mercury and İbrahim Tatlıses side by side
It was asserted that a photo which was shared on social media and sent to teyit.org shows Freddie Mercury and İbrahim Tatlıses who were claimed to be friends, s...