“San Diego Flight 513, which was en route from Germany to Brazil, went missing after taking off from Germany in 1954 and safely landed in Brazil 35 years later, in 1989.”
What FACTLY found
No such incident has occurred. There are no records of any airline called “San Diego Airlines” or of a flight numbered 513 disappearing in 1954. We found that the viral story of San Diego Flight 513 is a work of fiction, first published on 14 November 1989 by a US-based tabloid called Weekly World News (WWN), where it was referred to as Santiago Flight 513. Weekly World News is known for publishing fictional content.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 October 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.