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India Today found that this video dates back to 2016 and shows Turkish military officials accused of attempting a coup.
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India Today Fact Check
This video dates back to 2016 and shows Turkish military officials accused of attempting a coup.
A video allegedly showing Israeli soldiers being held hostage by Hamas has been widely shared on various social media sites. In the video, a bunch of bound men with visible injuries could be seen being interrogated on camera.
According to the Israeli military, a significant number of civilians and soldiers are being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip.
A Twitter user shared the video and wrote, “People are asking me about captured Israeli soldiers, so here is the video which Hamas releases footage of captured Israeli army officers.” The archived version of this post can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check found that this video dates back to 2016 and shows Turkish military officials accused of organising a coup.
Our Probe
The first thing we noticed was that the video’s subtitles suggested that the captured men were being questioned about a military coup. “Are you happy (now that you’ve failed the coup)?” read the closed captions in the video. An AI speech-to-text tool also revealed that the language spoken in the video was Turkish.
We then reverse-searched the keyframes of the viral video. This led us to a DailyMail report from July 18, 2016. According to the report containing the video, it showed military officials accused of masterminding the failed coup in Turkey being paraded on camera with their hands bound. The footage was allegedly filmed at a police station in Ankara.
This incident was widely covered by Turkish news websites at that time. Around 6,000 people, including judges and military officials were arrested in connection with the attempted coup.
Turkey’s 2016 failed coup attempt
On July 15, 2016, a section of Turkish military officials launched a coordinated military operation in several cities to topple the government headed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan. Soldiers and tanks took to the streets and fighter jets dropped bombs on the Turkish Parliament.
However, as the news about the coup attempt spread via social media, thousands of ordinary citizens gathered on the streets to oppose it. With the help of loyalist soldiers and police forces, The coup attempt was thwarted.
Thus, it’s clear that the viral video has no link to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
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