World
Video of an Air India crew boarding a plane was filmed days before the Ahmedabad crash
The clip was posted on Instagram on 9 June, three days before the disaster. Read
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World
Video of plane’s cabin shows turbulence on a Pakistani flight, not the Air India crash
The footage features in a montage viewed millions of times on Facebook, which also includes an AI-generated image we have previously debunked. Read
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Conflict
Footage does not show scenes inside ‘Israeli bunkers’
The clip shows an unconnected incident at Tbilisi City Court in Georgia, and was shared on social media the day before the recent Israel-Iran conflict began. Read
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Conflict
Video of motorcycle fire in China shared as Iranian attack on Tel Aviv
The footage showing flames and thick smoke has been shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack like ‘Tel Aviv has never seen’. Read
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Conflict
‘Tel Aviv’ missiles image almost certainly AI, contrary to online claims
Full Fact has traced the image to a digital creator, and Google reverse image search says it was “Made with Google AI”. Read
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Politics
Fake ‘Grauniad’ grooming gangs column shared as if real on Facebook
A screenshot originally shared by a parody account has been shared on Facebook by several people who appear to believe it is real. Read
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Conflict
Video does not show Iran attack on Ben Gurion airport
A clip is circulating on social media with misleading claims it shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile strike on the airport in Tel Aviv. Read
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World
Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash
Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year. Read
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World
Video of smoke-filled cabin is from 2020 Ryanair incident not recent Air India crash
Social media users have been sharing the clip with captions claiming it shows the moment before the crash in Ahmedabad, India, but it is old and unrelated footage. Read
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World
AI-generated image of Air India crash shared online
A picture which appears to be of the recent Air India plane crash has been circulating online, but experts say it has been generated by artificial intelligence. Read
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