2021 Photos From Algeria Resurface Online
The Claim
These images are from the recent wildfires in Algeria.
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Social media accounts, belonging both to individuals and organizations, have recently widely circulated two photos, which are allegedly from the recent wildfires in Algeria.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. Both photos are from the 2021 fires in Algeria.
Upon conducting a reverse image search on Google, Misbar's team found that the two photos were previously published by Reuters in August 2021.
The first image was shared with a description that reads:
People attempt to put out a fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of Algiers, Algeria August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar
The second image was shared with the following description:
Men attempt to put out a fire in Iboudraren village, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 12, 2021. Algeria's government deployed the army to help fight fires that tore through forested areas in the north of the country, killing at least 65 people, including 28 soldiers. The worst-hit area has been Tizi Ouzou, the largest district of the mountainous Kabylie region, where houses have burned and residents fled to shelter in hotels, hostels and university accommodation in nearby towns. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar
Many other renowned media outlets, as well as social media users, shared the photos in 2021.
Wildfires in Algeria
Algeria has repeatedly faced the spread of fatal wildfires in the past years. So far, the 2021 and the 2022 wildfires have caused an alarming damage.
Misbar has recently debunked several claims about the wildfires in Algeria.
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