“The plane crashing in the sky in this video is from the recent Brazil plane crash in 2024.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video actually shows a plane crash from an earlier incident in the US, specifically from the Thunder Over Michigan air show on 13 August 2023. It has no connection to the recent 2024 plane crash in Brazil.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 December 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/news_melon_/reel/DD6iWVKpMZU/
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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.