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On July 14 ''Yeni Şafak'' published an article, called "The Horrible Istanbul Plan of the Gezi Protestors", on their website that claimed that Gezi protestors were conspiring to undermine the government by wasting water from the reservoirs supplying Istanbul. After the article became a source of mocking nationwide, ''Yeni Şafak'' removed the article from their web site.

===Other disinformation incidents===

On January 15, 2016, ''Yeni Şafak'' published a video purportedly showing live audience members of the prime-time Beyaz Show talk show chanting slogans in support of outlawed Kurdish ~~leader ~~[https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/w/~~index.php?title=Abdullah_Murado%C4%9Flu&action=edit&redlink=1~~ Abdullah Öcalan]. British investigative news agency D8 News published a forensic analysis demonstrating that the audio track was modified before publication, adding voices sampled from an unrelated protest. The article also presented evidence that ''Yeni Şafak'' editors likely attempted to cover up their claims rather than issuing a formal retraction. The falsification incident was subsequently corroborated and covered by other news outlets in Turkey.

On January 15, 2016, ''Yeni Şafak'' published a video purportedly showing live audience members of the prime-time Beyaz Show talk show chanting slogans in support of outlawed Kurdish leader [https://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Abdullah_Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan] . British investigative news agency D8 News published a forensic analysis demonstrating that the audio track was modified before publication, adding voices sampled from an unrelated protest. The article also presented evidence that ''Yeni Şafak'' editors likely attempted to cover up their claims rather than issuing a formal retraction. The falsification incident was subsequently corroborated and covered by other news outlets in Turkey.

===Anti-Semitism===

On July 11, 2014, ''Yeni Şafak'' columnist ''İbrahim Sancak'' resorted to hate speech against Jews.

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 <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">On July 14 </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> published an article, called "The Horrible Istanbul Plan of the Gezi Protestors", on their website that claimed that Gezi protestors were conspiring to undermine the government by wasting water from the reservoirs supplying Istanbul.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> After the article became a source of mocking nationwide, </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> removed the article from their web site.</span>
 ===Other disinformation incidents===
-<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">On January 15, 2016, </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> published a video purportedly showing live audience members of the prime-time </span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">Beyaz Show talk show chanting slogans in support of outlawed Kurdish leader </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abdullah_Murado%C4%9Flu&action=edit&redlink=1 Abdullah Öcalan]. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">British investigative news agency D8 News</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> published a</span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> forensic analysis demonstrating that the audio track was modified before publication, adding voices sampled from an unrelated protest.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> The article also presented evidence that </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> editors likely attempted to cover up their claims rather than issuing a formal retraction. The falsification incident was subsequently corroborated and covered by other news outlets in Turkey.</span>
+<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">On January 15, 2016, </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> published a video purportedly showing live audience members of the prime-time </span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">Beyaz Show talk show chanting slogans in support of outlawed Kurdish leader [https://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Abdullah_Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan] </span>. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">British investigative news agency D8 News</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> published a</span><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> forensic analysis demonstrating that the audio track was modified before publication, adding voices sampled from an unrelated protest.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> The article also presented evidence that </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> editors likely attempted to cover up their claims rather than issuing a formal retraction. The falsification incident was subsequently corroborated and covered by other news outlets in Turkey.</span>
 ===Anti-Semitism===
 <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">On July 11, 2014, </span>''Yeni Şafak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> columnist </span>''İbrahim Sancak''<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> resorted to hate speech against Jews</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">.</span>