“The viral photo shows a Mauritanian flight carrying 220 Hajj pilgrims that crashed into the Red Sea.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 May 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This photo is AI-generated, and the claim about a Mauritanian Hajj flight crashing has been denied by both Mauritania’s Director of Hajj and Mauritania Airlines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 May 2025, 29 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/aryanboys.an/posts/pfbid02ti3RgE14ZerYENZKRBGFVD3YzxFkKHQCxckhY6…
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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.
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