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AFP
3 hours ago
- AFP
Images of deadly Bangladesh fighter jet crash are AI-generated
"My heart is pounding....... A training plane has crashed horribly in the grounds of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara," reads part of the Bengali-language caption of two Facebook images shared on July 21, 2025. The images show what appear to be private jets burning in the middle of a sports field, with emergency personnel stationed nearby and a crowd watching on. It was shared after a Bangladeshi fighter jet slammed into the private Milestone School and College in Dhaka just as pupils had been let out of class (archived link). At least 31 people were killed, mostly children; more than 170 people were injured, with 69 of them still undergoing treatment at various hospitals. A similar image, showing a fighter jet next to a smouldering building, was shared on Facebook on the same day, with a Bengali-language caption that read: "Some young people are starting to make up stories about failed a driver, why? Is it possible that 100+ students died according to the students' statements?" Image Screenshots of the false Facebook posts captured on July 23 and 24, with red Xs added by AFP A video purportedly showing the fighter jet crashing into the school was viewed more than 300,000 times after it was posted on Facebook on July 21. "How the accident happened," reads its Bengali-language caption. Image Screenshot of the false Facebook post captured on July 24, with a red X added by AFP The images similar Bengali-language Facebook posts, as well as in Thai, Malay and Burmese posts. And the video was also shared elsewhere on Facebook here. But they do not show the disaster. AI-generated visuals The circulating visuals do not match photos and video from the crash taken by AFP in the immediate aftermath on July 21 (archived link). The AFP photos and video show the wreckage of the fighter jet inside the school building as well as a charred fuselage and engine near the structure. An AFP photographer who was at the site also confirmed the falsely shared images do not where the crash occurred (archived link). Image Photos from the crash site taken on July 21 and 22 by AFP photographers An analysis of the first two falsely shared images show they depict two different types of passenger aircraft -- not fighter jets -- burning on a field well away from any buildings. The first responders in the false images also appear to be wearing different equipment to what is worn by firemen in Bangladesh (archived link). The images also contain visual inconsistencies that are indicative of generative AI technology, such as misshapen individuals with missing arms and feet. Image Screenshots of the falsely shared images with inconsistencies highlighted by AFP The third falsely shared image of a fighter jet in a building's courtyard also contains inconsistencies -- the jet appears largely undamaged and there appears to be the remains of a second aircraft next to the rubble. A reverse image search on Google led to other posts that used the picture, but the website's "About this image" feature revealed a label indicating it was made using Google's AI tools. The ability to detect AI-generated images is based on Google's SynthID technology, which was launched by its DeepMind AI lab in 2023 (archived here and here). Image Screenshot from Google Images, with the AI label highlighted by AFP Similarly, the video purportedly showing the fighter jet crashing into the Dhaka school bears a watermark for "Veo" in its bottom-right corner. Veo is Google's AI-powered video creation tool, which allows users to generate realistic-looking videos that are eight seconds long -- the same length as the falsely shared clip (archived link). Moreover, the video misspells the name of the school -- using "Milesttone" rather than "Milestone". Image Screenshot of the falsely shared clip with the misspelling and the watermark highlighted by AFP AFP has previously debunked other AI-generated content misrepresented as showing plane accidents.
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
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- South Wales Guardian
Death toll rises to 16 after Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
According to the military and a fire official, the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed in to the campus of Milestone School and College, in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, on Monday afternoon, where students were taking tests or attending regular classes. Saidur Rahman, a National Burn Institute official in Dhaka, told Bangladesh's leading English daily, The Daily Star, that the death toll rose to 16 within hours. Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily said most of the injured were students with burn injuries, with at least 20 people taken to a hospital. Parents and relatives attended the scene as rescuers, using rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured. Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that Milestone School and College, with some 2,000 students, runs classes from elementary to 12th grade. On Monday, she said, some students were taking tests while others attended regular classes. 'I was terrified watching videos on TV,' said the 16-year-old student. 'My God. It's my school.' The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force.
The Journal
3 days ago
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- The Journal
At least 16 people have been killed after a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into a school
A BANGLADESH AIR Force training aircraft has crashed in to a school campus in northern Dhaka – killing at least 16 people, including its pilot, and injuring dozens, officials said. According to the military and a fire official, the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed in to the campus of Milestone School and College, in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, this afternoon, where students were taking tests or attending regular classes. Saidur Rahman, a National Burn Institute official in Dhaka, told Bangladesh's leading English daily, The Daily Star, that the death toll rose to 16 within hours. Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily said most of the injured were students with burn injuries, with at least 20 people taken to a hospital. Advertisement Parents and relatives attended the scene as rescuers, using rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured. Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that Milestone School and College, with some 2,000 students, runs classes from elementary to 12th grade. She said some students were taking tests while others attended regular classes. 'I was terrified watching videos on TV,' said the 16-year-old student. 'My God. It's my school.' The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force.
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
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- North Wales Chronicle
Death toll rises to 16 after Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
According to the military and a fire official, the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed in to the campus of Milestone School and College, in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, on Monday afternoon, where students were taking tests or attending regular classes. Saidur Rahman, a National Burn Institute official in Dhaka, told Bangladesh's leading English daily, The Daily Star, that the death toll rose to 16 within hours. Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily said most of the injured were students with burn injuries, with at least 20 people taken to a hospital. Parents and relatives attended the scene as rescuers, using rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured. Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that Milestone School and College, with some 2,000 students, runs classes from elementary to 12th grade. On Monday, she said, some students were taking tests while others attended regular classes. 'I was terrified watching videos on TV,' said the 16-year-old student. 'My God. It's my school.' The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force.
Euronews
3 days ago
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- Euronews
Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into school in Dhaka, killing 16
A training aircraft belonging to the Bangladesh Air Force crashed onto a school campus in northern Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring several others, the military and a fire official said. The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force. The jet crashed onto the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, where students were taking tests and attending regular classes. Television footage showed fire and smoke billowing from the crash site. A doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters that more than 50 people had been taken to the hospital for treatment. The Bengali-language daily paper Prothom Alo said it was mostly students who had sustained burn injuries. Parents and relatives panicked at the scene as rescuers, using tri-cycle rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured to hospitals. Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told the AP by phone that Milestone School and College has around 2,000 students and offers classes from elementary to 12th grade. "I was terrified watching videos on TV," said the 16-year-old student. "My God! It's my school."
