“Israel War Room posted a helicopter emoji “minutes before the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash landing broke.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 20 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Tehran Times and The Associated Press reported at 8:44 a.m. and 8:53 a.m., respectively, that a helicopter carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi had crashed, while The Israel War Room X account posted at 8:58 a.m.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2024. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C7LqjHVuhnL/
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