Pages, profiles and groups on social networks have distributed fabricated photographs, falsely claiming to show military troops with Turkish flags, near the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
The same photomontage was also published in several Albanian-language groups. However, from research conducted by hibrid.info on the Google search engine, it was understood that this post was distributed by several profiles with Turkish names on Twitter and other social platforms.
A post of this photo by an Albanian-language group called "Universal" included the caption "Turkish forces now have everything under control! #SpreadIt", implying that Turkish forces have entered Israeli-controlled territory, i.e. Jerusalem.
This post was made at a time when mutual attacks are taking place between the Palestinian militant group "Hamas" and Israeli security forces.
Universal group's Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/universalinffo/photos/a.2305412436410374/3013044972313780/
In addition to this group, the same photo was also shared by several profiles on other social networks, mainly on Twitter, that have Turkish names and symbols. Based on what Google shows, the first posting of this photo was made 24 hours ago, that is, 4 hours before the Universal group's posting on Facebook, by a Twitter profile of a person who appears to have a Turkish name. However, one of the profiles that shared this photo appears to have an account opened outside of Turkey, since Twitter's tools are in Czech.
Posts of this photo on social media from profiles suspected to be Turkish:
However, this claim turns out to be false in content, since based on recent developments, Turkey has not sent military troops to Jerusalem to protect the iconic Al Aqsa Mosque. Apart from concerns and criticisms raised by senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, towards the Israeli authorities, there has been no decision to send military troops to Israel.
Another fact that denies the authenticity of this picture is that in Jerusalem, apart from civilian support, there is no regular international military presence other than Israel's local one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_Jerusalem
Analyze:
Hibrid.info, based on controlled and verified facts, has concluded that this photograph is a montage, meaning there is no presence of Turkish troops in Jerusalem. This is evidenced by several facts presented above, such as the news that confirm the latest political developments and the status of Jerusalem.
For this reason, hibrid.info assesses this photo and the content posted by these profiles as "misinformation", given that it may affect readers, as it has been shared and liked several times.
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.