ISLAMABAD – Footage of a fighter plane crashing in the ocean has beenviewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook alongside claims that thevideo shows an Indian fighter plane crashing off the coast of Karachi, amajor coastal city in Pakistan, in June 2020. The claim is false; the videoin fact shows an Italian military Eurofighter plane crashing off the coastof Italy during an airshow in September 2017.
The video has been viewed over 31,000 times since it was published onFacebook here link on June 10, 2020.Screenshot of misleading Facebook post
The post’s caption reads: “#Flash: Indian Air Force Plane Crashed NearKarachi Inside Indian Territory. Confirmation Awaited!”
The video was published as reports of Indian fighter jets flying overKarachilinkspreadwidely online, as reported by Pakistani media herelink and herelink.Asia News International, a leading Indian news agency, reported on thespeculation herelinkandcited anonymous Indian Air Force link sourceswho denied involvement.
The footage of the crashing fighter plane was also shared alongside similarclaims on Facebook here link, herelink and herelink.
However, the claim is false.
In the last three seconds of the video, onlookers using Italianexpletives can be heard.
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Subsequent keyword Google searches found that the footage in fact shows aItalian Air Force Eurofighter plane crashing off the Italian coast in 2017.
The same footage was published on YouTube herelink on April 28, 2020. Thevideo’s caption reads: “EuroFighter Crashes Into Sea 2017 Italy”.
The clip shared in the misleading Facebook post can be seen from 4:57 to5:19 in the YouTube video. -APP/AFP
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