A viral clip of a tsunami was filmed in Indonesia in 2018—not following the recent major earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria.
of an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on 28 September 2018.by an account called “Turkey Earthquake 2023”, which included the caption “Tsunami Hits Turkey Shore”.Mr Djalili clarified that the video was not filmed in Turkey. However, at the time of publication his original tweet has not been deleted. We’ve contacted Mr Djalili’s representatives for comment and will update this article if we receive a response.
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