The Facebook page "The Path to Islam" published a video today (February 6) claiming that the footage is from the earthquake that struck Turkey this morning.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to confirm that the footage in this video is not from the earthquake in Turkey, but of some large waves as a result of a storm that occurred in 2017 on a city beach. Durban in South Africa.
Link to the video material published on Facebook by the "Road to Islam" page:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=759489568467332
After research conducted through the automated online program "InVID", hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article published in real time (March 12, 2017) by the British tabloid. The Sun in the Durban edition. (see here)
Video footage of the 2017 storm on the beach in this South African city has also been published on the official YouTube channel of “The Sun” for the Durban edition. (see here)
Analyze:
The Facebook page "The Path to Islam" has published a video from 2017, the footage of which shows storms with large waves on the beach of the city of Durban in South Africa.
However, through this video material, this site has falsely claimed that the footage presented is from the earthquake that struck Turkey this morning (February 6).
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this post as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.