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“There exists a coordinated plan by the United States and Israel, led by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, to destabilize and redesign the Middle East, with Turkey as a primary target aimed at weakening or dividing its unitary national structure.”
No credible evidence supports the existence of a coordinated US-Israel plan to destabilize or divide Turkey. The most authoritative sources — the US State Department, NATO, and Turkey's own Ministry of Foreign Affairs — explicitly deny any such effort, and multiple reports show Trump actively mediating between Israel and Turkey and at times siding with Erdoğan against Netanyahu. The claim conflates broad regional geopolitical rivalry with a specific conspiracy, relying on low-authority speculative commentary that lacks primary evidence.
“Turkish authorities identified 591 social media accounts for allegedly producing disinformation and posting content aimed at inciting hatred and hostility following school attacks in Turkey.”
The claim accurately reflects an official announcement by Turkey's General Directorate of Security (EGM) that 591 social media accounts were identified in connection with school attacks in Kahramanmaraş and Şanlıurfa. Multiple outlets, including the editorially independent Hürriyet Daily News, corroborate the figure. The word "allegedly" in the claim appropriately signals this is an official allegation, not independently verified wrongdoing. The 591 figure is part of a broader enforcement action that also included 940 blocked accounts and 83 arrest orders.