“Video of Rafale fighter jets refuelling in mid-flight on its way to India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post is related to a Brazillian Airforce F-5 fighter jet performing the mid-flight refuelling on Brazilian Navy A-4 fighter jets. Rafale fighter jets that arrived in India are also provided with the facility of mid-flight refuelling.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2020, 32 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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