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“This photo shows the wreckage of the plane that crashed, leading to the death of the Malawi vice-president Saulos Chilima and nine others”
Social media posts Claim dated 11 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

This is an old photo from September 2020 that shows the crash site of a Ukrainian military plane, not the wreckage of Chilima’s plane.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 11 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 June 2024, 2 days later. 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.