“The video showing a man hanging from a helicopter during takeoff is from Bihar.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Nov 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from Kenya, not Bihar. It shows a man named Stephen Odhiambo Ouma clinging to a helicopter after being denied a ride at a wedding in Rapogi village. The pilot later made an emergency landing, and no such incident occurred in Bihar.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 November 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 November 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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