Fact Check: 2023 Nepal plane crash video FALSELY shared as Air India AI171 tragedy
India Today Fact Check found that this video is from 2023 and shows a Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal. It is unrelated to the recent Air India incident.OUR PROBEReverse-searching the keyframes of the viral video led us to the same video shared online in January 2023, making it evident that the video is unrelated to the recent Air India plane crash. The post claimed that it showed a plane crash that occurred in Nepal.We then found several news reports about the incident. According to a video report by Mojo Story, the footage was shot inside a Yeti Airlines flight that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on January 15, 2023.advertisement Yeti Airlines flight 691, which departed from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on January 15, crashed into the Seti River gorge, located between the old and new airports in Pokhara, a popular resort city. More than 70 people, including five Indians, died in the crash.Thus, it is evident that an old and unrelated video from a 2023 Nepal plane crash is being falsely shared as footage of the recent Air India crash.(Written by Abhishek Pathak)Tune InMust Watch
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