Claim: A photo of a building hit by earthquake is being widely shared as a photo of a building collapsed in Karna Kupwara, resulting in three casualties.
Fact Check: False.
The photo being shared widely on social media platforms showing a damaged building leans dangerously is not of Karna Kupwara, India. Instead, it is a photo of a building damaged during the earthquake that hit Kahramanmaras, Turkey, in February 2023. The image was captured by Firat Ozdemir for Anadolu Agency.
Furthermore, the Chenab Times contacted the journalists from Kupwara, and at the time of filing the report, there were no reported casualties due to the earthquake that struck the Hindukush region on March 21, 2023. It is unclear why the photo is being shared with a false claim.
Therefore, we can conclude that the claim that the photo of the building hit by earthquake is being shared as a photo of a building collapsed in Karna Kupwara with three casualties is false. The photo being shared is of a damaged building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, captured by Firat Ozdemir for Anadolu Agency.
The Chenab Times News Desk