“A picture shows a Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane landing at Beirut International Airport, surrounded by massive fire and smoke.”
What FACTLY found
The viral image is AI-generated and does not show a real incident from Beirut International Airport. It was uploaded on the Instagram account “eyesoflebanon” on 21 October 2024, with a caption confirming it as an AI-generated image. We also analyzed the image using different AI Detector tools, which confirmed that the image is AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/izzath.jamaldeen/posts/pfbid0i8bX8jwxbWQQbYf7naCo56yQGeg8b9SxBgB…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.