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A video showing a massive crack in the land is going viral on social media with a claim that it shows a 300-kilometre-long crack in the Earth's crust caused by strong earthquakes in
Turkey and Syria. At the time of writing this article, the viral video had garnered over 3,05,000 views on Twitter. _(ARCHIVES OF SIMILAR CLAIMS CAN BE SEEN HERE, HERE, AND HERE.) _
WHAT'S THE TRUTH?: We found an older version of the video, which was uploaded on the internet on 4 November 2022. This predates the earthquakes. HOW DID WE FIND OUT THE TRUTH?: We
performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video and found a longer version of the viral video on YouTube. * This video was uploaded on YouTubeon 4 NOVEMBER 2022. * The
translated title of the video mentioned that these visuals were from China's Pinglu County. * We found another YouTube video, which was published on 19 November 2022. * The description
of this video said that they showed a huge crack in Pinglu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, which separated houses on both sides. VISUALS ON GOOGLE EARTH: We located the cracks situated
in Pinglu County on Google Earth and compared the visuals with the viral video to note the similarities. REPORTS ABOUT A MASSIVE CRACK IN CHINA: A Chinese website _Zhihu_, carried a similar
video and stated that it was a 10-kilometre-long crack on the Earth's surface. * We found a similar video of the cracks on _Douyin, _a TikTok application used in China. * We found
another video on a video sharing platform _Bili bili, _which stated that this wide crack in located in southern Shanxi. CONCLUSION: An old video showing a massive crack on the land is
neither from Turkey nor from Syria. _(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on _WhatsApp at 9643651818_, or e-mail it to us
at [email protected]_ and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories _here_.)_ Published: 22 Feb 2023, 5:16 PM IST
