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[FALSE] Photos of "Italy. No More Spaces are Available in Hospitals. #CoronavirusLockdown"

Fact-check by Satgas COVID-19 Hoax BusterPublished 1 min read

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NOT Italy, the correct location of shared photos is Zagreb (Croatia). More @ Explanation and Reference section.

What the fact-checkers found

(1) First Draft News: “FALSE CONTEXT When genuine content is shared with false contextual information" More @ http://bit.ly/2qYG8Rs / http://archive.md/eSihu (backup archive). The SOURCE shared photos of earthquake victims occured in Zagreb, Croatia. The SOURCE added false narrative which has caused false conclusion.

(2) EcoWatch: “A destructive 5.4 magnitude hit Zagreb, Croatia this morning – the strongest in 140 years!💔 It breaks my heart to see the hospitals evacuated like this during with patients and mothers with their newborn babies out in the cold 😩" More @ “5.4 Earthquake Rattles Croatian Capital, Forcing Residents out of Coronavirus Lockdown" https://bit.ly/33SVzhc / http://archive.md/3mDHQ (backup archive). Quoted tweet backup archive @ http://archive.md/vNN9G.

Where it circulated

“Saleem Naz" (twitter.com/Saleemnaz2120) account, shared 31,347 times per screenshot was taken. http://archive.md/6yvdY (backup archive).

Narrative: “This is from Italy. No more spaces are available in hospitals. Please do not step out of your homes for next 14 days. ".

Sources and references

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    INDEPENDENT: “At least 17 people injured after 5.3-magnitude tremor strikes capital Zagreb Newborn babies had to be evacuated from a maternity hospital after a strong earthquake rocked Croatia during a partial coronavirus lockdown. The 5.3 magnitude tremor – the biggest to hit the capital Zagreb in 140 years – left at least 17 people injured and caused widespread damage to buildings. A 15-year-old girl was in a critical condition, according to authorities."

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    (backup archive). (2) Google, keyword: “croatia earthquake"

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    (backup archive). (3) Report (mention) to MAFINDO’s Twitter account (twitter.com/turnbackhoax).

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    (backup archive).

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