Rescuers in Turkey and Syria are searching through rubble to pull out survivors a day after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed over 5,100 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area on Monday.
Several photographs apparently of the quake-affected regions of Turkey and Syria started floating around the internet soon after the disaster struck.
Sadest picture on internet today?#Turkey #PrayForTurkey #earthquake #Turkiye#Tsunami #Syria pic.twitter.com/dYfdTQI0lb
— Ayesha (@Ayesha99187119) February 7, 2023
One such picture is that of a dog wearing a black collar with a hand emerging from the rubble beside him.
Many on social media claimed the photo was taken in Izmir, Turkey after the earthquake, branding it as the saddest picture on the internet. The picture was shared thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
However, the picture is not related to the earthquake in Turkey.
