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☆ Worrying or welcome? What Greenland residents think of Trump’s bid to buy the island
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

They also come amid a widely publicized trip to the island by Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Some residents canvassed by KNR criticized Trump Sr.’s comments, saying they would prefer the island to remain under Danish control. “I see Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland as very dangerous,” said Greenlander Jens Danielsen. Another resident, Anguteq Larsen, told KNR he would prefer Greenland to be independent, without having to rely on either Denmark or the US. “So Greenland is not MAGA and Greenland is not going to be MAGA,” she said.

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☆ Fact Check-Tsunami clips show Greenland, not Alaska after July earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of rising water flowing into a small bay is circulating with the false claim that it shows tsunami water in Alaska after the state was hit with an earthquake in mid-July. Another clip circulating online shows a similar horizon, with wooden cabins being swept away and is also falsely linked to the 2023 Alaska earthquake (here). The same scene was uploaded by the Kalaallit Nunaata Radio (KNR), the national broadcasting organization of Greenland, in June 2017 (bit.ly/40ILeBs). Reuters previously addressed another clip shared online showing the same June 2017 tsunami in Greenland that was falsely attributed to the February Turkey-Syria earthquake (here). The clips pre-date the July 2023 Alaska earthquake and were attributed to a tsunami caused by a 2017 landslide in western Greenland.

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☆ Fact Check-Clip of wooden cabin being swept away pre-dates Turkey-Syria earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of a red wooden cabin being swept away by a storm surge was not filmed following two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. The clip was filmed in Greenland and shows a tsunami that hit a village in June 2017. Examples of the clip being shared as if it showed the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday can be viewed (here) and (here). A 7.8 magnitude quake first hit Turkey and northwest Syria before sunrise, followed by a 7.7 magnitude quake in the afternoon (here). The clip was filmed in a village in Greenland and was uploaded to YouTube in April 2021.

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