MisinformationFact Check: Fake Turkish Defense Ministry Statement Circulating on social media
In Short: A document circulating on Somali social media claims to be an official statement from Türkiye’s
Ministry of National Defense regarding combat aircraft deployed in Mogadishu. There is no
evidence this statement is authentic. It was not published on any official Turkish government
platform, has not been reported by international media, and bears multiple indicators of
fabrication.



