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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Old visuals misrepresented as Air India crash
"This is a live video of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at that time, in which a boy came live on Facebook before the Boeing 787-8 plane crashed, and this accident happened at the same time," says a Hindi-language Facebook post shared just hours after the disaster. One man aboard the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner miraculously survived the fiery crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out of the second floor of a hostel for medical staff from a nearby hospital (archived link). The video in the post, which was also shared on X, shows a young passenger inadvertently filming the final moments before the plane he was in crashes. "Footage Just before the Ahmedabad flight crash," says a TikTok post that shared another clip, showing a cabin filled with smoke. Another post, written in Burmese and shared on Facebook, contains a picture of a burning aircraft on a runway. "London-bound Indian plane carrying 242 passengers, crashed in Gujarat, many feared dead," the caption reads. The circulating visuals are unrelated to the Air India tragedy. A reverse image search of the first video's keyframes led to news reports about a plane crash in central Nepal in January 2023 (archived here and here). The Yeti Airlines service was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a gateway for religious pilgrims and trekkers, when it crashed on descent. All 72 on board were killed (archived link). According to Britain's The Guardian newspaper, local police and a close friend of the young man shown in the recording verified his identity and several other individuals in the footage (archived link). Meanwhile, the second clip has earlier been posted on TikTok on March 16, 2023 with a caption indicating it was taken on-board the Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair (archived link). The TikTok user indicated the passengers were safe and filmed a separate clip showing himself inside the plane reacting to the commotion (archived link). The aircraft's interior shown in the falsely shared clip matches a stock image taken inside a Ryanair plane (archived link). Finally, the falsely shared picture has earlier been published in multiple news articles about the Jeju Air crash in South Korea on December 29, 2024 (archived here and here). AFP also distributed the photo. Its caption reads: "In this handout photo provided by the South Korean National Fire Agency, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 burns after skidding off the runway at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 in Muan-gun, South Korea." The Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 passengers from Thailand when it smashed into a barrier during its landing at Muan International Airport and burst into flames. The impact killed everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from the wreckage (archived link).
International Business Times
2 days ago
- International Business Times
FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show a Passenger On-Board Air India Flight 171 Live Streaming Final Moments Before Crash?
A video has gone viral that claims to show passengers on board an Air India flight while one passenger livestreams the final moments on Facebook Live. The video claims to show the inside of Air India Flight i71 moments before the accident, as the plane crashed minutes after taking off from India's Ahmedabad airport. However, the video is fake and not of the aircraft that crashed on Thursday. The video clip is in fact recorded on board a small aircraft that crashed in Nepal after leaving its capital Kathmandu in January 2023. The Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad was going to London and had 242 passengers and crew. Different Video of Plane Crash The viral claim appeared in a post on X and since then many have been left confused. However, the video was originally shot from the passenger's phone which crashed in Nepal. The video shows a Yeti Airlines flight descending toward the Pokhara airport when it suddenly goes down and bursts into flames. The video also appears to capture the cries of the distraught passengers before the plane catches fire, killing them. The video, which was allegedly captured by an Indian man by the name of Sonu Jaiswal, appears to show passengers grinning as the jet passes over buildings. The Yeti Airlines logo can be seen over Jaiswal's shoulder, and there is also an advertisement for Nepalese insurance on the tray of the aircraft. Suddenly there is an explosion, and the screen goes topsy-turvy. The final few seconds show a horrifying fire outside the window, and cries of distraught passengers can be heard. The phone kept on recording even as the plane was engulfed in flames. Air India Aircraft Was a Dreamliner The plane that crashed in Nepal was a small aircraft, while the Air India jet was a 787 Boeing Dreamliner. The plane was carrying 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese, and one Canadian passenger. However, the extent of destruction visible in early photos suggests that there are likely to be heavy casualties. Indian government confirmed that 133 people have so far been killed. However, it is feared that all 242 including the crew members died in the crash. In a short statement posted on X, Air India said: "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. "At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest." Flight tracking platform FlightRadar24 reported that the aircraft's transponder signal dropped just moments after takeoff. "We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off," it said.
India Today
2 days ago
- India Today
Fact Check: 2023 Nepal plane crash video FALSELY shared as Air India AI171 tragedy
London-bound Air India flight AI17, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 11. While no figures have been officially released yet, many are feared many on social media shared photos and videos of the crash site, some also began sharing a video, allegedly shot moments before the tragic incident. The video shows passengers inside a plane, with one of them filming the view outside. Moments later, the plane appears to lose control, causing panic among the passengers. The video likely ends with a crash, as flames and smoke are the video on X, one person wrote, 'Heartbreaking: A Facebook Live video has surfaced reportedly moments before the tragic plane crash near Ahmedabad, Gujarat involving Air India flight AI171. Prayers for everyone on board.' Its archive can be viewed here. 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 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 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, 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 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 Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
